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From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
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Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Randi Harper <randi@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: 8.0-RELEASE-i386-memstick fixit - No USB devices found!
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On Mon, 7 Dec 2009, Derek (freebsd lists) wrote:
 > Ian Smith wrote:
 > > 
 > > Options / Rescan Devices fixed it for me.  Maybe it will for Derek
 > > and/or maybe provide another clue?  
 > 
 > Indeed this works for me.  I've added a follow-up to the PR.
 > 
 > Thanks for the tip!

Good to hear.

Randi, thanks for your detailed response.  Picked up the 'flu visiting 
Sydney and have been well out of it; hoping for a little energy soon.

If nothing else, might adding a quick "(try Options/Rescan Devices)" to 
the "No USB devices" message text help some folks out of this quandary?

cheers, Ian