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Subject: Re: [9fans] just checking ...
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:47:51 +0200
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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>> I do have another question, tangentially related: How does one turn
>> charging on, on such a device?  Is it a separate USB function, or is
>> it a trick of the simulated serial device?
>
> The device requests an amount of mA (milli Ampere) in the configuration
> of the device and gets that from the USB controller. No need to set that
> somewhere in userspace.

But the charging function can be turned on or off (at least on, at any
rate) on demand.  How is this done?  I've only seen it happen under
Windows, with the help of a dedicated utility.

++L