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A simple, yet efficient, program to reset any Linux USB device.

usbreset

A simple, yet efficient, program to reset any Linux USB device.

Original idea by Alan Stern.

How-To

1. Compile:

$ cc usbreset.c -o usbreset

2. Ensure the compiled program is executable:

$ chmod +x usbreset

3. Execute the program to find the Bus and Device ID of the USB device you want to reset:

$ ./usbreset
Usage: usbreset <Bus> <Device>

Available USB devices:
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 0fd9:006c Elgato Systems GmbH Stream Deck XL  

4. Execute the program again, this time passing the found Bus and Device as parameter:

$ sudo ./usbreset 001 014
Resetting USB device /dev/bus/usb/001/014
Reset successful