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When I use commands like lsusb, sudo fdisk -l, the output shows the brand that made the USB and other details, but I do not get how Linux OS recognizes it.
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When I use commands like lsusb, sudo fdisk -l, the output shows the brand that made the USB and other details, but I do not get how Linux OS recognizes it.
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I am not a developer but I think the drivers for these devices make this possible.
– George Udosen
May 21 at 10:09
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This will help: linux-usb.org/usb.ids
– Jos
May 21 at 10:09
@Jos answer it or someone else will :+
– Rinzwind
May 21 at 10:11
3
Possible duplicate of lsusb - where device description comes from
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:18
@Rinzwind It was answered 7 years ago... ;)
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:19
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When I use commands like lsusb, sudo fdisk -l, the output shows the brand that made the USB and other details, but I do not get how Linux OS recognizes it.
usb
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When I use commands like lsusb, sudo fdisk -l, the output shows the brand that made the USB and other details, but I do not get how Linux OS recognizes it.
usb
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I am not a developer but I think the drivers for these devices make this possible.
– George Udosen
May 21 at 10:09
4
This will help: linux-usb.org/usb.ids
– Jos
May 21 at 10:09
@Jos answer it or someone else will :+
– Rinzwind
May 21 at 10:11
3
Possible duplicate of lsusb - where device description comes from
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:18
@Rinzwind It was answered 7 years ago... ;)
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:19
add a comment |
I am not a developer but I think the drivers for these devices make this possible.
– George Udosen
May 21 at 10:09
4
This will help: linux-usb.org/usb.ids
– Jos
May 21 at 10:09
@Jos answer it or someone else will :+
– Rinzwind
May 21 at 10:11
3
Possible duplicate of lsusb - where device description comes from
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:18
@Rinzwind It was answered 7 years ago... ;)
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:19
I am not a developer but I think the drivers for these devices make this possible.
– George Udosen
May 21 at 10:09
I am not a developer but I think the drivers for these devices make this possible.
– George Udosen
May 21 at 10:09
4
4
This will help: linux-usb.org/usb.ids
– Jos
May 21 at 10:09
This will help: linux-usb.org/usb.ids
– Jos
May 21 at 10:09
@Jos answer it or someone else will :+
– Rinzwind
May 21 at 10:11
@Jos answer it or someone else will :+
– Rinzwind
May 21 at 10:11
3
3
Possible duplicate of lsusb - where device description comes from
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:18
Possible duplicate of lsusb - where device description comes from
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:18
@Rinzwind It was answered 7 years ago... ;)
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:19
@Rinzwind It was answered 7 years ago... ;)
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:19
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There is a list of USB vendors and devices, built into a separate package usbutils. When you connect a USB device, the USB driver reads the vendor ID string from the device, and looks it up in the vendor table. Same for the device ID.
The official list is maintained by the USB organisation. Here's the list itself in readable format.
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Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
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The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in/var/lib/usbutils/usb.idsand part of theusbutilspackage.
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Just had a quick look atman lsusb- the file is mentioned there ;)
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
1
You can changeusb.idsif your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
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There is a list of USB vendors and devices, built into a separate package usbutils. When you connect a USB device, the USB driver reads the vendor ID string from the device, and looks it up in the vendor table. Same for the device ID.
The official list is maintained by the USB organisation. Here's the list itself in readable format.
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Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
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The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in/var/lib/usbutils/usb.idsand part of theusbutilspackage.
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Just had a quick look atman lsusb- the file is mentioned there ;)
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
1
You can changeusb.idsif your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
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There is a list of USB vendors and devices, built into a separate package usbutils. When you connect a USB device, the USB driver reads the vendor ID string from the device, and looks it up in the vendor table. Same for the device ID.
The official list is maintained by the USB organisation. Here's the list itself in readable format.
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Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
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The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in/var/lib/usbutils/usb.idsand part of theusbutilspackage.
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Just had a quick look atman lsusb- the file is mentioned there ;)
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
1
You can changeusb.idsif your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
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show 3 more comments
There is a list of USB vendors and devices, built into a separate package usbutils. When you connect a USB device, the USB driver reads the vendor ID string from the device, and looks it up in the vendor table. Same for the device ID.
The official list is maintained by the USB organisation. Here's the list itself in readable format.
edited 2 days ago
Zanna
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answered May 21 at 10:15
JosJos
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There is a list of USB vendors and devices, built into a separate package usbutils. When you connect a USB device, the USB driver reads the vendor ID string from the device, and looks it up in the vendor table. Same for the device ID.
The official list is maintained by the USB organisation. Here's the list itself in readable format.
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Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
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The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in/var/lib/usbutils/usb.idsand part of theusbutilspackage.
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Just had a quick look atman lsusb- the file is mentioned there ;)
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
1
You can changeusb.idsif your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
|
show 3 more comments
Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
1
The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in/var/lib/usbutils/usb.idsand part of theusbutilspackage.
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Just had a quick look atman lsusb- the file is mentioned there ;)
– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
1
You can changeusb.idsif your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
Thank you so much, it helped.
– doriii
May 21 at 10:25
1
1
The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in
/var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids and part of the usbutils package.– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
The table used to look up vendors and devices on your local system is stored in
/var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids and part of the usbutils package.– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:28
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Thank you @ByteCommander. I just spent some time trying to locate it in the kernel source. I'll correct my answer.
– Jos
May 21 at 10:37
Just had a quick look at
man lsusb - the file is mentioned there ;)– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
Just had a quick look at
man lsusb - the file is mentioned there ;)– Byte Commander♦
May 21 at 10:39
1
1
You can change
usb.ids if your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
You can change
usb.ids if your manufacturer's name comes up blank or is misleading. I've had to do this a couple of times in the past. Once for a USB hub another time for a smartphone.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 10:41
|
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I am not a developer but I think the drivers for these devices make this possible.
– George Udosen
May 21 at 10:09
4
This will help: linux-usb.org/usb.ids
– Jos
May 21 at 10:09
@Jos answer it or someone else will :+
– Rinzwind
May 21 at 10:11
3
Possible duplicate of lsusb - where device description comes from
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:18
@Rinzwind It was answered 7 years ago... ;)
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
May 21 at 23:19