Access Gembird USB device as non-priviledged user

[Rainer Dorsch <ml@bokomoko.de>]

Hi,

is there a good way to access a Gembird USB device as non-root user?

I have

rd@blackbox:~$ lsusb -v -d 04b4:fd13

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04b4:fd13 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Programmable 
power socket
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x04b4 Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
  idProduct          0xfd13 Programmable power socket
  bcdDevice            1.01
  iManufacturer           1 
  iProduct                2 
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           27
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              150mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           0
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 None
      iInterface              0 
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.10
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength     217
         Report Descriptors: 
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
rd@blackbox:~$ 

and tried

rd@blackbox:~$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/z61_sispmctl.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0x04b4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0xfd13", 
ACTION=="add", GROUP="sispmctl", MODE="0664"
rd@blackbox:~$ 

but this does not seem to have any effect

rd@blackbox:~$ ls -l /dev/bus/usb/004/002 
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 385 Okt 31 12:02 /dev/bus/usb/004/002
rd@blackbox:~$ 


Is there something I am doing wrong or is there a better way to do this?

Thanks
Rainer


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Rainer Dorsch
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