>>> And reloading usb modules
>>> was a simple enough solution
>>
>> Which doesn't seem to be an option in '6, so perhaps the real question
>> is, is there any mechanism for controlling/resetting the USB
>> subsystem? Maybe something one can poke in /sys or /proc?
>
> wooow { surprised} Bluejay can you point to some changelog or doc about this?

I was going by the earlier discussion that stated reloading the usb
modules was not an option, as well as my own observation that there do
not appear to be any loaded usb-related base modules on my own SL 6
system. Do you know differently?

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