Questions tagged [lsusb]
lsusb is a command on Unix-like operating systems that prints detailed information about USB buses and devices.
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USB stick not recognized by fdisk
My USB stick got corrupted. I am not even able to format it as it is not found properly by my OS (Ubuntu 16.04).
What I tried:
It is found by neither fdisk -l, lsblk nor gparted.
It is shown by ...
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How do you interpret the lsusb output?
What does the lsusb output mean?
dodohjk@dodohjk-PC:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 ...
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Bluetooth stopped working after hot swap
I (live) removed one USB BT dongle and plugged in a different one. I won't do that again. Now I can turn Bluetooth on, but no BT devices (speakers, keyboard) are ever found.
lsusb gives:
Bus 002 ...
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Tool to list USB devices as tree in shell?
Is there any tool which lists the controller, hubs and devices of USB subsystem in their tree structure at the shell?
lsusb lists flatly and does not show all the details. usbview has a GUI, but ...
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"lsusb" command is not showing the details of all connected devices to usb port
i am using joystick for my project(desktop application).
to check whether the joystick is connected or not i am using lsusb command.
basically if joystick is connected this command will show the model ...
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Pre-define device number (/dev/video)
having some capture device, it listed with lsusb Bus 002 Device 002: ID 32ed:3200 ezcap ezcap CAM LINK 4K
but its device value changes from time to time, so I need to change cap (j) /dev/video pretty ...
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How to know which usb port is associated to which root_hub?
I have a requirement where I would like to connect many USB devices to the system using USB hubs. Currently, I have 2 20 ports USB hub with 40 USB devices connected this way. When I am trying to add ...
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USB/UART connection
I am using a FT232 usb-ttl converter to connect a motorola c115 to DragonOS(Limux). The instruction I use here: . But the cp210x module cannot find the devices, while the lsusb and dmesg commands ...
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Fingerprint sensor for ubuntu
I had recently switched to ubuntu from windows.
After switching , my validity fingerprint sensor stop working.
how to use it. I tried many stuffs on internet such as fingerprint gui tools but can't ...
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/dev/video0 not found
I am using an fx2lp camera in Ubuntu 18.04 (kernel version 4.15.0-76-generic) to capture the image but I’m getting the error:
/dev/video0 not found
When I am trying the lsusb command, the device ...
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Ubuntu 20.04, lsusb error. Undefined symbol libusb_get_port_number
I have recently been encountering an issue with lsusb and I suspect it is to do with libusb. Whenever I run it, I get the following error: lsusb: symbol lookup error: lsusb: undefined symbol: ...
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CP210x character device file not created on Ubuntu 22.04
I have attempted to connect two evaluation kits to my Ubuntu 22.04 System which have a Silabs CP210x chip on them. I was expecting to see a /dev/ttyUSB character device file when I plugged the USB ...
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Does WSL2 Support lsusb?
I am trying to run lsusb commands on wsl2 with Ubuntu 20.04, no output is showing
While
lsusb -V command gives output- lsusb (usbutils) 012
lsusb -t command gives output- /sys/bus/usb/devices: No ...
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Why do lsusb and lspci command not show touchscreen device?
Ubuntu 20.04
My laptop has touchscreen device which enables touching function. I can view its info by command less /proc/bus/input/devices. It looks like:
I: Bus=0018 Vendor=06cb Product=1a1b Version=...
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How to format usb device
I have a usb stick that doesn't show up in Dolphin, my filemanager. If I type lsusb in the terminal it shows up.
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 090c:1000 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya ...
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flash drive is not visible for mount and fdisk
I was installing ubuntu studio on asus laptop and something went wrong during installation.
I mean I corrupted my installation medium (silicon power flash drive, 16gb) somehow.
then I used lsblk and ...
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USB devices often named incorrectly
As seen the below output, lsusb is incorrectly naming some USB devices as HD USB Camera.
Bus 001 Device 012: ID 0eef:c002 D-WAV Scientific Co., Ltd HD USB Camera
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 060e:0960 ...
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Cannot enable fingerprint scanner in Ubuntu 21.10
I recently switched my HP ENVY cg0xxx laptop (which has a built in fingerprint scanner) from windows 10 to Ubuntu 21.20 (GNOME 40.4.0) (not dual boot, windows is gone). Everything has worked well so ...
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Set USB3 Ports to USB2
There are 4 USB3 Gen1 ports on my motherboard's rear IO panel that needs to be running in USB2 mode in order to use more than 32 USB devices on this machine.
The BIOS settings does not appear to work (...
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lsusb 'idProduct' verus 'iProduct' fields
If I execute an lsusb -v command, I get both a field named idProduct and a field named iProduct.
For many devices, iProduct is set to 0, but for others it is set to a product name.
Why are there two ...
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Trying to install tp-link Archer T1U adapter on Ubuntu
I'm a complete novice when it comes to Ubuntu. I'm trying to install Archer T1U wireless adapter so I can acces my laptop wirelessly, but I can't install it. Results of lsusb are as follows:
Bus 002 ...
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Webcam not working - works on Windows
My webcam is not working. On Windows 10 it works fine, no problems. lsusb shows no webcam. Cheese says there is an error.
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I am new to Ubuntu so my webcam has never ...
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Fingerprint sensor not working at all
My fingerprint sensor does not work at all, it works on Windows though.
My device is a Thinkpad X1 Tablet G2. Running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. When running lsusb in terminal I get the following output:
Bus ...
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HP Fingerprint sensors
I'm trynig to get fingerprint reader to work. lsusb shows:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06cb:00c9 Synaptics, Inc.
I've looked at https://linux-hardware.org/index.php?id=usb:06cb-00c9 which shows no drivers....
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My elantech fingerprint cannot be detected in lsusb. How can i fix this?
My ELANTECH Fingerprint reader is not detected in lsusb but the touchpad is running. The fingerprint sensor is embedded on the touchpad. My laptop is Asus X509JP.
vatsal@vatsal-pc:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 ...
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Double Wifi on ubuntu - Assign specific interface name for specific adapter
There are two USB ports being used.
This is what I want to do -
Wifi Adpater X - USB Port A - wlan0 - connects to network N1
Wifi Adpater Y - USB Port B - wlan1 - connects to network N2
I am able to ...
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WD element Harddrive is not being read
lsusb shows drive as listed but it is not showing in file browser.
Following is the output of dmesg :
[ 835.749084] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[ 835.918956] usb 1-3: ...
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Connecting More than 32 USB Devices using USB 2 Port & ECHI
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 system (Intel 2400K, ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3) with two 90W powered 16-port USB 3 hubs connected to two USB 2 ports on the motherboard. There are 16 external USB 3 drives ...
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Detect USB Samsung NX3000 camera
My samsung NX3000 camera isnt detected on Ubuntu 20.10.
When cable is ON, the camera enters "USB connection" mode, but nothing happens on Ubuntu.
it doesnt appear in nautilus (neither main ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS / 5.10.0-*-oem kernel breaks USB sound and video
Since the upgrade to the 5.10.-oem kernel my USB Webcam/Microphone no longer works. Also, the command "lsusb" simply seems to hang and never returns.
Everything was still working with the 5....
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lsusb is taking forever
I might have done some stupid things while trying to install a network driver. Now when I run lsusb, it doesn't return any output. The command just keeps executing indefinitely. I can still kill it ...
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Hotspot in Ubuntu 18.04 via external wificard (iBaton)
I am using laptop with Ubuntu 18.04, and using two WiFi card
PCI wifi card
$ lspci | grep -i Network
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
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USB 3.0 memory stick fails with "SEL for device-initiated U2 failed"
This is a Kingston Data Traveler Ultimate G3 memory stick. Device works fine on Windows (same hardware), but it doesn't show up in lsusb on an Ubtuntu 16.10 with Kernel 4.4.0.
dmesg shows the ...
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Old PLX Technologies Blank Oxford Device external usb drive recognized by lsusb but not by fdisk
Old external hard drive has sat collecting dust for about 8 years, and now I need something from it. I plugged it into my ubuntu 18.04 laptop and nothing. I've been trying to diagnose over the last ...
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USB devices don't work without system reboot - Ubuntu 18.04
Whenever I plug in a USB device to my laptop while it is still running, it does not work. However, when I plug in a USB device while the laptop is off and boot with it in the USB slot, the device ...
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lsusb not showing flash drive
I have a USB flash drive that previously worked with my main PC running Ubuntu 18.04. A couple of days ago the flash drive is no longer visible in the Ubuntu OS. However, the flash drive still works ...
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Determining USB device port
lsusb | grep UART
returns:
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc.
CP210x UART Bridge / myAVR mySmartUSB light
How can I confirm that the device is at: /dev/ttyUSB0 ...
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List devices on USB Hub
We have a client who have numerous USB modems plugged into 3 x USB Hubs, we need to confirm the details of these modems.
When listing devices via lsusb, it shows the 3 hubs, but not the devices ...
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USB drives not recognized all of a sudden (module usb_storage not loading)
I am very close to the solution, just need to know how to get usb-storage to load.
I have tried most of the advice on askubuntu and other sites, usb_storage enable to fdisk -l. But I am unable to ...
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Is There Fingerprint Driver For Dell G7
I Have Intentions To Switch To Ubuntu Full Time.I Tried Ubuntu In VM And It Could Not Detect The Fingerprint when i tried lsusb
is this only in vm or is there drivers for goodfix fingerprint.
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lsusb doesn't list my android device
Three days I'm striggling with this problem. lsusb isn't detecting my ASUS Fonepad 7, but detects my Lumia, which is a Windows Phone device. I tried plugging my sister's phone, my dad's phone, which ...
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Disable driver-less fingerprint reader?
Currently running ubuntu 18.04.1, I have a laptop with a unsupported fingerprint reader:
lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1c7a:0570 ...
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Is a device broken if it fails to show up under lsusb?
I purchased a usb wifi adapter that doesn't work or show up in lsusb. Here are the possible reasons I can think of why it wouldn't show up in lsusb:
The usb port is broken
The device is broken
There'...
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Xbox 360 controller not detected Ubuntu 16.04
When I USB plug my new xbox 360 controller, it is not dectected by the system. The lsusb command does not show the controller:
us 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
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Get mount point from ID from lsusb
From the output of lsusb, how to get the mount point of a specific usb device from its ID?
For examples, output of lsub:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0781:5567 San Disk Corp. Cruzer Blade
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where does lsusb -t get its data from?
I want to the file from which the command
lsusb -t
retrieves the data. I am curious to see where this is stored.
and can anyone also tell that what can do with device id that displays in fdisk -...
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USB sticks and video devices not recognized
For the last 3 days, USB sticks that I plug in my laptop don't mount and video devices have disappeared from /dev.
The USB stick is recognized as a USB device but not as a storage device and doesn't ...
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Bluetooth: how to solve "not enough free handles to register service" error?
Since a couple of weeks I'm having an annoying problem. The connection switch in bluetooth is greyed out:
So in order to re-establish a connection, I have to re-pair the devices (a bluetooth speaker ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 and TP-Link T4UH [closed]
Since today my USB Dongle for WIFI does not work anymore. My kernel is 4.10.0-38 and my OS Ubuntu GNOME 17.04
lsusb output does not show the device on any USB Port - yes I tested the port with a ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 USB ports randomly fail
My GF has a Dell Vostro 3558 notebook that came with preinstalled Ubuntu 14.04 LTS system. Recently USB ports randomly fail. There's no pattern about it, no matter if the laptop is on charger or on ...