/sys/bus/usb/devices vs. /proc/bus/usb/devices ....

[Tom London]

On 2/6/06, Bill Nottingham <notting at redhat.com> wrote:
> So, it's attempting to read the old 2.4-ish /proc/bus/usb/devices
> file, when it really should be scanning sysfs (or using HAL, or similar.)
>
> What specifically is it looking for usb devices for?
>
> Bill
>

When you startup a virtual machine, it scans for connected USB devices
to 'connect' to the vm (e.g., printers). It also can 'detect'
inserting of new devices (e.g., USB thumb drive).

Starting a few kernel updates ago, this stopped working.

tom
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Tom London