Bug 17160 - lsusb ignoring /usr/share/usb.ids
Summary: lsusb ignoring /usr/share/usb.ids
Status: RESOLVED OLD
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 6
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel and Drivers maintainers
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Reported: 2015-11-16 19:11 CET by Herbert Poetzl
Modified: 2020-08-16 17:01 CEST (History)
4 users (show)

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Source RPM: usbutils
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Description Herbert Poetzl 2015-11-16 19:11:56 CET
Description of problem:
lsusb lists a lot of usb devices without description despite the fact that the necessary entries are in /usr/share/usb.ids


Bus 001 Device 009: ID 21a9:1006  
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2109:2812  
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2109:2812  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
lsusb (usbutils) 008

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. lsusb
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Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
David Walser 2015-11-17 21:54:24 CET

Assignee: bugsquad => ennael1
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2018-04-18 08:54:11 CEST
Can't reprodice this issue in Cauldron, is it still valid in Mageia 6?

CC: (none) => marja11

Comment 2 Herbert Poetzl 2018-04-18 12:11:08 CEST
Yes, still true on updated Mageia 6

If you check with strace -fF you will see that lsusb does not consult /usr/share/usb.ids at all.

You can also try to modify any of the entries in usb.ids and lsusb will still report the 'old' (i.e. hardcoded values).

And yes, the database is still missing a huge number of devices ...

Best,
Herbert

CC: (none) => herbert

Comment 3 Marja Van Waes 2018-04-18 12:45:41 CEST
Reassigning to the kernel and drivers maintainers, because lsusb doesn't have a registered maintainer and because it belongs in the "System/Kernel and hardware" group.

Version: 5 => 6
Assignee: ennael1 => kernel
Source RPM: usbutils-008-1.mga5.src.rpm => usbutils

Comment 4 Aurelien Oudelet 2020-08-16 17:01:48 CEST
Mageia 6 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2019-09-30. It is no longer 
maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug 
fix updates.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you plan 
to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' to 
a later Mageia version.

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weren't able to fix it before Mageia 6's end of life. If you are able to 
reproduce it against a later version of Mageia, you are encouraged to click 
on "Version" and change it against that version of Mageia.

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Best regards,
Aurélien
Bugsquad Team

Resolution: (none) => OLD
Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => ouaurelien


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