Hi, here is the output of lsusb Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b05:170c ASUSTek Computer, Inc. WL-159g Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 12d1:1446 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub In my case i want to configure my 3G modem it is the Huawei Technologies... Now i'm able to see it is Device 002 how can I know the name in the /dev directory? For the other option and the one submited by another member of the list i cannot guess the name either. Thank you --- On Wed, 12/15/10, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: usb name in /dev > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 4:28 AM > On 12/15/2010 12:23 PM, community > help wrote: > > > How can I know the name of my usb key (i have 2 ports, > i want to know the name of the one that is pluged in), in > the /dev directory. > > dmesg is probably the easiest. Plug in a usb device, > and type "dmesg:tail" > Like this: > > # dmesg|tail > scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access > Kingston DataTraveler G2 1.00 PQ: 0 > ANSI: 2 > sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 31309760 512-byte logical blocks: (16.0 > GB/14.9 GiB) > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 16 24 09 51 > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through > sdb: sdb1 sdb2 < sdb5 > > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk > > Or use "lsusb". > > Andrew. > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines