# LimeSDR Mini with FreeBSD

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-with-freebsd/6230>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [22 June 2020 11:37 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-with-freebsd/6230 "2020-06-22T11:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![DL9JBE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/dl9jbe/32/3555_2.png) [@DL9JBE](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/DL9JBE)\
**Post date:** [27 June 2020 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-with-freebsd/6230/8 "2020-06-27T08:38:02Z")

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I have some good news in regard to figuring out what’s the problem.

Apparently, `libusb_reset_device()` sometimes executes certain operations which require privileges beyond having access to the `/dev/usb/*` device node entries. Running every program as root seems to “fix” the problem (granting access to the device nodes does not), but isn’t a practical solution.

I wonder if FreeBSD’s libusb should (and/or could) be fixed to ensure `libusb_reset_device()` can be run as non-root user, or if the Lime Suite should be fixed to not call `libusb_reset_device()` at all because it might be an administrative call that should never be used by a user of a USB device. I’m not sure what’s right to do. Particularly, I don’t know why the Lime Suite developers included that call, and I don’t even fully understand (yet) what it does.

The discussion with the FreeBSD community is going on on the [freebsd-usb mailinglist](https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb), in case you want to follow up on our discussion there. Some helpful hints from the Lime Suite developers would be appreciated on the list (or on this forum, as I can also forward hints posted here).

In addition to the problem with access rights as non-root users (despite having access to the particular device), there seem to be some timing errors (see my original post on top of this thread). I wonder if it’s possible to provide the FreeBSD USB community with a free sample in order to figure out what’s wrong. I think it would also be in the best interest of the manufacturer to get FreeBSD support this device properly (as well as it’s a gain for the FreeBSD community to be able to support such an amazing device!).

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