Option HSDPA USB dongle and mode switching

[Rui Paulo]

Peter Schuller wrote:
>> % gcc -L/usr/local/lib -lusb -lusbpp -I/usr/local/include -o ttt
>> icon_switch.c prometheus:/tmp(1)
>>
>> /var/tmp//ccCnzzjn.o(.text+0x26e): In function `main':
>> : undefined reference to `usb_get_driver_np'
>>
>> /var/tmp//ccCnzzjn.o(.text+0x2a7): In function `main':
>> : undefined reference to `usb_detach_kernel_driver_np'
>>
>> Would anyone know of a way to make such USB dongles work, other than
>> properly looking into this stuff and making the necessary code changes?
> 
> Simply eliminating the driver attach/detach attemps makes the tool compile and 
> run, though it complains that it cannot find the device (even though the 
> product/vendor matches the config file). I guess it's not visible to the API 
> when the driver is attached or some such.

Yes, unfortunately, libusb in *BSD doesn't work correctly regarding to
device matching.
Your best try is to mimic the libusb calls in icon_switch.c to change
the device and then do the matching on your own.

I wrote a similar utility for switching Bluetooth devices. Maybe this 
helps you:
	http://fnop.net/~rpaulo/priv/freebsd/ubthidctl.tgz

Regards.
-- 
Rui Paulo