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uhubctl - USB hub per-port power control
14 mentions on Hacker News by 13 people: 2 stories, 12 comments · first 2019-09-03 · latest 2026-07-21
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…products and software! An alternative solution that’s less roundabout could be to use a uhubctl ( https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl ) compatible USB hub and directly switch the power of the usb port.
comment by nyc · 2024-06-23 · in Daily Automated Testing for Milk-V Duo S RISC-V SBC (IKEA Tretakt, Apache NuttX) -
…back in the day. I did reach out to Niibe Yutaka way back and get his permission to post on GitHub. https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
comment by codazoda · 2023-09-14 · in Control USB power on a port by port basis on some USB hubs -
Is this just a less polished/active version of https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl ?
comment by tpolzer · 2023-09-13 · in Control USB power on a port by port basis on some USB hubs -
…to hack around it. I found my way to this tool, with its convenient list of compatible hardware: https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl Of the USB 3 options on the list, several were EOL or impossible to find, and when I ordered one each of the…
comment by mikepurvis · 2023-09-12 · in I2c-USB-hub: An i2C Controllable USB 2.0 Hub -
…trenchcoat, which makes port numbering a bit weird. Nothing a couple of stickers can't fix, though. https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
comment by alufers · 2023-09-12 · in I2c-USB-hub: An i2C Controllable USB 2.0 Hub -
There are already off the shelf hubs that support power control: https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
comment by riedel · 2023-09-12 · in I2c-USB-hub: An i2C Controllable USB 2.0 Hub -
I notice this forum post: https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl/issues/12
comment by mistrial9 · 2022-04-04 · in A blue connector does not USB 3.0 make -
From the readme ( https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl#what-is-usb-per-port-power-sw... ): sudo lsusb -v | grep wHubCharacteristic -A 3 If you see "Ganged power switching" or "Per-port power switching" it has a chance of working.
comment by olejorgenb · 2020-12-13 · in Uhubctl – control USB power per-port on smart USB hubs -
In the opensource space, https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl/ . Commercially($++), Acroname or Cambrionix hubs have a lot of features.
comment by anonymous_fun · 2020-12-07 · in USB drives with no phantom load (2018) -
It’s a difficult thing to find in general. Best list I’ve seen is https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl#compatible-usb-hubs
comment by matthewmacleod · 2020-12-06 · in USB drives with no phantom load (2018) -
https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
comment by oandrew · 2020-11-19 · in Power-cycling a USB port should be simple, right? (2017) -
…this kind of problem. There is a useful CLI tool for resetting individual ports on some hubs ( https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl ) which makes good use of this feature. May not fix everything but works for most use cases.
comment by matthewmacleod · 2019-09-03 · in Libgphoto2 Controls Digital Cameras