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diff --git a/system/usb_modeswitch/README b/system/usb_modeswitch/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..acf885b5de --- /dev/null +++ b/system/usb_modeswitch/README @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +USB_ModeSwitch is (surprise!) a mode switching tool for controlling "flip +flop" (multiple device) USB gear. + +Several new USB devices (especially high-speed wireless WAN stuff, there +seems to be a chipset from Qualcomm offering that feature) have their MS +Windows drivers onboard; when plugged in for the first time they act like a +flash storage and start installing the driver from there. After that (and +on every consecutive plugging) this driver switches the mode internally, +the storage device vanishes (in most cases), and a new device (like an USB +modem) shows up. The WWAN gear maker Option calls that feature "ZeroCD (TM)". |