Turning off a single usb device… again

Question

I know that this topic has been discussed many times, but none of the answers helped me. For the record, i\'m running Debian.

The deal is: I bought an usb powered le

Answer 1

Turn off device ID 2-1:

echo '2-1' |sudo tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind

Turn device ID 2-1 back on:

echo '2-1' |sudo tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/bind

In my case, using device ID 2-1 controls power to my usb stick, and as a consequence controls the light.

• TIP: If they work for you in Debian, create an alias for them to make life easier for you later.

Hope this helps, Su