On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Pete Theisen wrote:
> Eben King wrote:
>> I have several Christmas-themed USB gadgets with LEDs inside. How can I
>> read out the amount of power they use? In Windows the Device Manager tells
>> you but I have no idea how to do it here. /proc/bus/usb is empty when
>> there are no USB devices connected to the data wires (which these don't).
>> I know LEDs don't use a lot of power, but I'd like to know when I'm about
>> to need a powered hub.
>>
>
> If you *know* anyone who uses winders, plug the gadgets into their machine
> for a second, or however long getting the reading will take. Their power
> requirements will be about the same under Linux.
Is there a way to do it _without_ involving Windows? The figurines are
taped down.
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