On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Bluejay Adametz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> 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?
>
>                                                         - Bluejay Adametz

I see now.
Well, not being a kernel  hacker i thought that the code below is
responsible for the absence of the usb* modules:
config-2.6.32-131.2.1.el6.i686:
#
# USB Input Devices
#
CONFIG_USB_HID=y
CONFIG_HID_PID=y

i assume ( maybe incorrectly)  that to get usb as modules, the lines
above should have "m" instead of "y". Was wondering if this is true or
not.
Andrew