On Friday 03 August 2007, Dave Jones wrote: > 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) for 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.
True, but for desktop users there doesn't seem to be any real counter-argument to my point. > It's a bit difficult to pop up a "unscrew my printer" dialog when you're > on the console. Right. Remotely operated systems (like servers) might need some kind of "default assume-broken" setting. - Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
