Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] USB: Only enable autosuspend bydefault on certain device classes

[Dave Jones]

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 11:06:08PM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
 
 > Sometimes when I plug in a USB device I get a dialog asking if I want to
 > configure it ... surely it would be possible to have that mechanism also
 > consult a database (part of a distro, or on some web server) fpr info
 > about the device, and offer the option for to poke at the device a bit to
 > see if it behaves.  That stuff works for music CDs; why not USB devices?

Not everyone who uses USB devices uses X.
It's a bit difficult to pop up a "unscrew my printer" dialog when you're
on the console.

	Dave

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