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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Built-in webcam not detected on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I'm having trouble getting my built-in webcam to work. I want to understand more about how drivers work and how a built-in webcam can be detected in the terminal or found. Here is my lsusb output:
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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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/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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Micromax modem not working in ubuntu 15.04 and 16.04 beta
My micromax MMX352g 3G internet modem was working in Ubuntu 12.04 with the help of this post: http://imacify.com/2012/10/how-to-configure-micromax-3g-modem-on-ubuntu-12-10 .
And in 14.04 Ubuntu ...
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How to distinguish between identical USB's
I have this system where I have 8 USB RFID readers which I would like to distinguish from one another. Here's a snippet from lsusb
Bus 002 Device 011: ID 05fe:1010 Chic Technology Corp. Optical ...
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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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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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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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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 does not show my plugged in usb device
lsusb shows usb device when I boot from USB and select "Try ubuntu" but lsusb does not show my usb devices when I boot up in the full installation of Ubuntu 14.04
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lsusb failing when I plug in my build light
Just ran into a very strange problem using Ubuntu 14.04. I am running a build light server and the now when I plug in the build light, it flashes every 10 seconds and my program can't access it (hangs ...
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My USB 3.0 port doesn't work
Something is very wrong with usb support on Ubuntu. So, I have 2 USB 3.0 ports on the motherboard, along with 4 USB 2.0 ports and also 2 USB ports on my front panel. USB 3.0 isn't working and running ...
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Know all the using USB bus number
I have connected seven different devices to my system. Now I want to know all the bus used by that devices with bus number's and device name.
So how can I do this?
I have used the *lsusb* command. ...
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Ubuntu TV on a pc
Where can I download Ubuntu Tv for pc ?
I have an AMD Sempron computer and 1 gb of ram memory. I want to know if i can install ubuntu tv on that pc. I will thank you to answar me
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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USB HD does not show up in dev/
2TB USB drive does not show up at dev/ when I plug in. All other questions and answers seem to assume that the device is visible to these type of commands: lsblk, lshw, lsusb, parted, gparted, fdisk.
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Cannot read USB device
I am trying to read a USB device (a robot arm), which works well on Machine A, but does not work on Machine B. Machine A is a desktop, Machine B is a laptop, both are running Ubuntu 14.04, and both ...
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Sony 32 GB USB Drive Will Not Show On Any Computer
I have a Sony USM32GM 32 GB USB Flash Drive and I can not get it to show up on any device.
I have tried it in Windows 7 Pro, and it will show up and try to install the driver, fail, and then it won't ...
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ZTE AC2738 reliance netconnect is not able to connect
My ZTE reliance netconnect modem is not working.I've tried each possibility which is given on different forums,bt still unable to connect it.I've tried lsusb command,it shows my modem in list,also ...
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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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