usbutils-015
Installation of USB Utils
Install USB Utils by
running the following commands:
autoreconf -fiv &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --datadir=/usr/share/hwdata &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
To install the usb.ids data file, using
Wget-1.21.3, run, as the
root user:
install -dm755 /usr/share/hwdata/ &&
wget http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -O /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids
The script lsusb.py displays information in a more
easily readable form than lsusb. To find the options,
use lsusb.py -h. One form of use recommended by the
developer is lsusb.py -ciu.
Configuring USB Utils
The usb.ids data file is constantly being updated.
To get a current version of this file, using Wget-1.21.3,
periodically run again, as the
root user:
wget http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -O /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids
You should update the /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids file
periodically. If you've installed
Fcron-3.2.1 and completed the section on periodic jobs,
execute the following commands, as the root user,
to create a weekly cron job:
cat > /etc/cron.weekly/update-usbids.sh << "EOF" &&
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/wget http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -O /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids
EOF
chmod 754 /etc/cron.weekly/update-usbids.sh
Contents
Installed Programs:
lsusb, lsusb.py, usb-devices, and usbhid-dump
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
None
Short Descriptions
lsusb |
is a utility for displaying information about all USB buses
in the system and all devices connected to them, but not in human
friendly form
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lsusb.py |
displays information about all USB buses in the system and all
devices connected to them in reasonable human friendly form
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usb-devices |
is a shell script that displays details of USB buses and devices
connected to them. It is designed to be used if /proc/bus/usb/devices
is not available on your system
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usbhid-dump |
is used to dump report descriptors and streams from HID
(human interface device) interfaces of USB devices
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