--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+# script to force reset USB devices
+# soruce: http://billauer.co.il/blog/2013/02/usb-reset-ehci-uhci-linux/
+
+
+if [[ $EUID != 0 ]] ; then
+ echo This must be run as root!
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+for xhci in /sys/bus/pci/drivers/?hci_hcd ; do
+
+ if ! cd $xhci ; then
+ echo Weird error. Failed to change directory to $xhci
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ echo Resetting devices from $xhci...
+
+ for i in ????:??:??.? ; do
+ echo -n "$i" > unbind
+ echo -n "$i" > bind
+ done
+done