FlashT
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Hardware disable USB port?

Fri May 20, 2016 1:31 pm

Any way to disable (make it unusable) 3 of 4 USB ports? Maybe some short circuit of some pins or something?

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Re: Hardware disable USB port?

Fri May 20, 2016 10:05 pm

Get an A+.

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Re: Hardware disable USB port?

Sat May 21, 2016 9:54 am

In software you could write an udev rule that matches 3 or the 4 ports and do something useless with what is being plugged in. This way you could block the Pi from activating the resources.
I do not know the way (if any) of controlling power delivery to the ports.
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Re: Hardware disable USB port?

Sat May 21, 2016 7:46 pm

Some advanced use of your Dremel should render them permanently inoperative.
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