%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ usbutils The USB Utils package contains an utility used to display information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them. &lfs76_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 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 && mv -v /usr/sbin/update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids --disable-zlib: This stops USB Utils from installing a compressed usb.ids alongside the uncompressed one. The usb.ids data file is constantly being updated. To get a current version of this file, run, as the root user: install -dm755 /usr/share/hwdata/ && 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, update-usbids, usb-devices, and usbhid-dump None None Short Descriptions lsusb is an utility for displaying information about all USB buses in the system and all devices connected to them. lsusb update-usbids downloads the current version of the USB ID list. Requires or . update-usbids 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