Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:11:33 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alan Stern <> | Subject | Re: [linux-usb-devel] USB devices fail unnecessarily on unpowered hubs |
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, David Liontooth wrote:
> What are the reasons not to do this? What happens if a USB stick is > underpowered to one unit? Nothing? Slower transmission? Data loss? Flash > memory destruction? If it's just speed, it's a price well worth paying.
I do wish people would read the earlier messages in this thread before posting. Go back and look at this one:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114918113822427&w=2
Trying to draw too much current from an unpowered hub can and does cause data loss.
Alan Stern
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