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lsusb is a command on Unix-like operating systems that prints detailed information about USB buses and devices.

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Symbol Lookup Error with lsusb

I'm trying to run lsusb on my Ubuntu system, but I keep getting the error: symbol lookup error: lsusb: undefined symbol: libusb_get_port_number. I've already tried reinstalling libusb and lsusb, but ...
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Detect and mount device

Ubuntu can't mount one of my flashes. Output of some commands are listed, kami@kami:~$ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS loop0 7:0 0 4K 1 loop /snap/bare/5 loop1 7:1 ...
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USB WebCam is not found when remotely accessed and locally logged out

I have a USB WebCam. I use the application cheese to see the camera feed. When I am logged in to the Linux machine locally (using a plugged-in monitor, keyboard, and mouse) everything works fine. ...
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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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/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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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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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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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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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. Edit: ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ubuntu USB connection Problem

The usb connection is confirmed in the Ubuntu terminal command "lsusb", but not in command "ls /dev". I expected "ttyXXX" format, but I can not confirm it. ++++++ edit ++++++++ This image is that ...
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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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When using the lsusb command is there a why to get the divice name only?

When I use the lsusb command I get: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 ...
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lsusb finds flash drive, fdisk doesn't [closed]

I have a Kingston 64gb USB flashdrive that isn't working. When I use the command lsusb I get the following: ' Bus 002 Device 021: ID 0951:1665 Kingston Technology Digital DataTraveler SE9 64GB So it ...
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