#28768: Port Request: USB_ModeSwitch -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: jprokos@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: request | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.9.2 Keywords: | Port: -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- [http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/] USB_ModeSwitch is (surprise!) a mode switching tool for controlling "flip flop" (multiple device) USB gear. Several new USB devices (especially high-speed WAN stuff, based on cell phone chipsets containing 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 installation (and on every consecutive plugging) the driver switches the mode internally, the storage device vanishes (in most cases), and a new device (like an USB modem) shows up. Modem maker "Option" calls that feature "ZeroCD (TM)" since it eliminates the need for shipping a separate driver carrier. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/28768> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS