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Subject: Re: Has anyone used libusb for accessing usb devices here?
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"Andrew Falanga" <af300wsm@gmail.com> writes:

> I'd like to know if anyone here on the list has ever used libusb
> (http://libusb.sourceforge.net) for accessing usb devices.  I
> successfully compiled and installed it on my FreeBSD 7 laptop but when
> I run a test program no USB HUBs are found.  The same test on a Fedora
> box works fine.  I was wondering what the magic is for FreeBSD since
> the web site claims the package works on FreeBSD.

libusb is in ports, and a number of other ports use it.
(See "make search key=libusb".)
That should provide a variety of working examples.