From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Edward Siefker" Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:57:53 +0000 Subject: Re: ignore_device Message-Id: <1261871873.2588.1351832403@webmail.messagingengine.com> List-Id: References: <1261869739.30328.1351829343@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <1261869739.30328.1351829343@webmail.messagingengine.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org Thanks for that, that did in fact make the device "available" to VirtualBox. But VB is still unable to forward it, I guess I'll see what they think then. I appreciate the rapid reply :) -Hatta On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:33:32 -0500, "Jim Paris" said: > Edward Siefker wrote: > > Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Is there some other way to get linux to > > not hand my USB device over to the HID driver so it will be available > > for VirtualBox? > > Use a program like this: > http://www.linuxha.com/USB/detach.html > > (I can't vouch for that particular program, as it's just the result of a > google search, but the libusb usb_detach_kernel_driver_np approach > should be the right thing to do.) > > -jim -- hatta00@fastmail.fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free