4 Dec
2005
4 Dec
'05
10:42 a.m.
Dan Williams wrote:
On 03/12/05, Tony Duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
That seems to be the case. If you have an iPod it won't charge from USB
if it's connected to a Windows machine without the drive mounted (or
whatever the Windows equivalent is) because it will turn the port off.
On Macs and PCs running Unixy OSes, it works just fine.
Gordon.
The hamster wheel I mentioned didn't just use
the USB connector as a 5V
power supply, on the grounds there was a CD-ROM of driver software with
it (you know, I can remember when a device driver and its source code
would fit on one floppy disk. Darn code-bloat!).
I have a mobile that has a USB charger, but it will not charge unless
the driver is installed. I don't know if the specs of USB mean it
doesn't put voltage on a line unless it's told to. I keep meaning to
try it on a powered hub. But I don't have one.