"unplugging" and "replugging" a USB device

[SuperSkippy]

I've got a server with a USB device which I'm having problems with. I'm not actually near the server and what I'd like is a way of removing the device and plugging it in again virtually using the command line.

Any ideas?

[3xp10r3rX13]

You could just unmount it as any other partition, using the command line...you would have to force it though, because otherwise it would tell you, that the device is busy.

After you've unmounted it, just mount it again.

You do have access to your usb stick, using your pc, don't you?

[SuperSkippy]

It's not a USB drive, it's a mobile phone.

I'm more interested in the USB bit.

[3xp10r3rX13]

Originally Posted by SuperSkippy

It's not a USB drive, it's a mobile phone.

I'm more interested in the USB bit.

So the server is on a mobile phone???

[SuperSkippy]

No the USB device is a mobile phone. It's plugged into a server. I use it to send text messages.

[3xp10r3rX13]

I think I need to understand the wholde situation first:

You are using your mobile phone as an usb device and that's where the server is on?

right, and you are able to access the server?

[SuperSkippy]

*Sigh*.

It's one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNLOCKED-H...item3a685ac915

(or very similar)

It's plugged into one of these:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...5-3929672.html

The server is 15 miles away from my house. I am in my house.

But it's not really important what USB device it is. Want I want to know is if there is a way of simulating removing a USB device and plugging it back in remotely without actually having to go to the server.

[3xp10r3rX13]

If you are able to access that server here are the things to do:

first of all you need to kill all the processes accessing your mobile phone. To kill them, you need to know, what processes are running.

open a console and type:

# lsof | grep /dev/xy

-> if you need to find out the name of your device type:

# fdisk -l

now it should give you the processes accessing your phone
you can either kill them manually (in the graphical interface)

or just kill them all with a command - to do so, you have to know the directory, where your phone is mounted to:

# fuser -km  /mount-point

after that, you can unmount it:

# umount /dev/xy

the device is now unmounted, but still connected to your server (via usb)
so you just mount it again

# mount -t (xxx) /dev/xy /mount-point

I hope this helped you and that I didn't get anything wrong about the situation

edit: just saw your post - so yes, there is...you just unmount it and mount it again
edit2: if your phone isn't dong anything, you can just unmount it right away...the fuser command might cause date loss, if you cancel out certain processes
edit3: nice server