README for libusb 0.1.x REQUIREMENTS 1. Kernel support for USB device filesystem 2. Mount the usbfs. This can be done with an entry in /etc/fstab: none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 PRE-INSTALL POST-INSTALL 1. To give other users than root access to the usb devices, either install hotplug or create a executable file /sbin/hotplug with the following content: #!/bin/sh if [ "$ACTION" = "add" ]; then sleep 1 chown root:users "$DEVICE" chmod 0660 "$DEVICE" fi # End of file PRECAUTION