LINE6_CAP_IN_NEEDS_OUT = 1 << 3,
        /* device uses raw MIDI via USB (data endpoints) */
        LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_MIDI = 1 << 4,
+       /* device provides low-level information */
+       LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_INFO = 1 << 5,
 };
 
 /*
 
 {
        struct usb_line6_podhd *pod = (struct usb_line6_podhd *)line6;
 
-       if (pod->line6.properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL) {
+       if (pod->line6.properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_INFO) {
                struct usb_interface *intf;
 
                del_timer_sync(&pod->startup_timer);
                                pod->line6.properties->ctrl_if, err);
                        return err;
                }
+       }
 
+       if (pod->line6.properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_INFO) {
                /* create sysfs entries: */
                err = snd_card_add_dev_attr(line6->card, &podhd_dev_attr_group);
                if (err < 0)
                        return err;
        }
 
-       if (!(pod->line6.properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL)) {
+       if (!(pod->line6.properties->capabilities & LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_INFO)) {
                /* register USB audio system directly */
                return podhd_startup_finalize(pod);
        }
        [LINE6_PODX3] = {
                .id = "PODX3",
                .name = "POD X3",
-               .capabilities   = LINE6_CAP_CONTROL
+               .capabilities   = LINE6_CAP_CONTROL | LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_INFO
                                | LINE6_CAP_PCM | LINE6_CAP_HWMON | LINE6_CAP_IN_NEEDS_OUT,
                .altsetting = 1,
                .ep_ctrl_r = 0x81,
        [LINE6_PODX3LIVE] = {
                .id = "PODX3LIVE",
                .name = "POD X3 LIVE",
-               .capabilities   = LINE6_CAP_CONTROL
+               .capabilities   = LINE6_CAP_CONTROL | LINE6_CAP_CONTROL_INFO
                                | LINE6_CAP_PCM | LINE6_CAP_HWMON | LINE6_CAP_IN_NEEDS_OUT,
                .altsetting = 1,
                .ep_ctrl_r = 0x81,