%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ usbutils The USB Utils package contains utilities used to display information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them. &lfs81_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &usbutils-md5sum; Download size: &usbutils-size; Estimated disk space required: &usbutils-buildsize; Estimated build time: &usbutils-time; USB Utils Dependencies Required Required Runtime User Notes: Install USB Utils by running the following commands: sed -i '/^usbids/ s:usb.ids:hwdata/&:' lsusb.py && ./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 , 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. sed ... lsusb.py: Instructs lsusb.py where to search usb.ids. The usb.ids data file is constantly being updated. To get a current version of this file, using , periodically run again, as the root user: wget http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -O /usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids You may wish to add an entry to root's (or any other user who has write privilege to /usr/share/hwdata) crontab to automatically update the usb.ids file periodically. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories lsusb, lsusb.py, usb-devices, and usbhid-dump None 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. lsusb lsusb.py displays information about all USB buses in the system and all devices connected to them in reasonable human friendly form. lsusb.py 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. usb-devices usbhid-dump is used to dump report descriptors and streams from HID (human interface device) interfaces of USB devices. usbhid-dump