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From: "Darren Pilgrim" <dmp@bitfreak.org>
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Subject: Can I access a USB device that has no driver attached?
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I have a UPS with a USB interface.  There isn't a specific UPS driver in
FreeBSD beyond uhid.  If I were to connect the UPS's interface port
without having a driver attached, is it still possible to talk to the
device in some way?  I ask because I'm helping get nut (sysutils/nut)
working for USB UPSes under FreeBSD.