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[LUG] USB hub choice

 

I was going to ask before, but decided the question was too trivial....

However after Gordon's comments about power negotiation by USB at the
Exeter LUG meet....

I want a better USB hub.

The current one is a "gimmick" USB hub I got as a present, apparently
not supporting USB 2 and I suspect designed to have an external power
supply (I suspect this is why autosuspend messes with it so much, or at
least occasionally I lose all USB devices plugged into it - which I
suspect is autosuspend - trying out disabling autosuspect for USB to see
if that sorts it).

I now have too many devices which either plugin via USB, or charge via
USB, for the computers numerous USB connections, but the current hub is
failing me.

It will have Joystick and Wireless Mouse, various cameras being plugged
in, and charging devices (mobile phone). Indeed as I'm probably place it
somewhere more accessible than the back of the computer I may
preferentially also move the printer, webcam etc. I currently have to
charge the phone off the computers port as the hub doesn't have enough
power to effectively charge the phone.

Keyboard is currently good old fashioned PS/2, guess that'll change when
I upgrade the PC.

So I guess I just need USB-2 support, at least 4 ports, preferable more,
sufficient power output to charge my mobile phone and maybe another
device at the same time, and one that doesn't mess up with standard
Linux kernel with power saving features enabled.

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