[libvirt-users] Reconnection problem with a USB device

[Dale Amon]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 02:00:34PM -0700, Dale Amon wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 02:09:12PM -0600, Dax Kelson wrote:
> > On Tue, 2012-06-12 at 11:02 -0700, Dale Amon wrote:
> > > I tunneled the USB device to it:
> > > 
> > >     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='no'>
> > >       <source>
> > >         <vendor id='0x055f'/>
> > >         <product id='0x040b'/>
> > >         <address bus='3' device='8'/>
> > >       </source>
> > >       <alias name='hostdev0'/>
> > >     </hostdev>
> > 
> > I could be wrong. But I believe you want managed='yes' so that libvirtd
> > detaches the device from the host automatically.
> 

Seemed like a good idea and it may have done some good, but 
if I disconnect the USB connector to the scanner and then
reconnect it, an lsusb in the VM does not see it again. I have
to reboot the VM to get it back.