Linux USB: turning the power on and off?
linux, macos, usb
Solution
Digs through bookmarks
http://blog.andrew.net.au/2009/01/01#usb_power_control
Seems like you need to connect it to a hub and control the hub's power. None of the root hubs I have seen seems to be able to support power control.
Problem
How can I programmatically enable and disable the power to a particular USB port on Linux? Is such a thing even possible? Mac answers appreciated as well! I was trying for a BOC (don't pretend you weren't try to get one too!) and ended up with one of these, and would like to get some use out of the thing by hooking it up to our server monitor.