Re: Force USB low speed on an specific port.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:28:43 +0100, Marc Aymerich wrote:
>
>> Today I've tried to connect my mouse through +10meters USB cable. Seems
>> that it works pretty well despite of what the RFC says about maximum
>> cable lenght :) the only problem I have is that ~5% of mouse clicks are
>> lost.
>
> "The only problem"?! You're very optimistic :-)
>
I didn't expect that this was going to work at all.. :)
>> I want to try putting the bus speed to a lower rate. Is this posible ?
>> for example, can I force a USB2.0 bus to work in USB1.0 mode or
>> something like that?
>
> Yes, well, you can use an USB 1.0/1.1 cable with a USB 2.0 hub/device,
> the speed will be automatically reduced to the lowest speed of all the
> involved compotents which in this case will be the cable.
>
> But there has to be a better way to extend the distance by using
> repeaters (hubs) or USB specific designed cables that can achieve longer
> distances.
>
Yes, sure, I can buy a new bluetooth mouse too, but it will be great
if I can solve this just with the components that I already have. btw,
if the driver can change the bus speed according to the type of cable
(usb1/usb2) it is a shame not have this kind of control through OS.
--
Marc
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