On 2021-01-03 16:23, Peter Rohrer wrote: > Package: usbutils > Version: 1:010-3 > Severity: minor > > Dear Maintainer, > > I recently figured out that updating the usb.ids database does not have any > effect on lsusb, and I realizied that the manpage does no longer refer to the > usb.ids file. > Unfortunately, I could not find any information how to update the database, > other than the information that udev is now used. > After some stracing and grepping I found /lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-usb-vendor- > model.hwdb to be the file most likely used and upgraded udev with the version > from backports. > This solved the problem. > > It would have helped me a lot if there would have been a hint in the manpage > or > in the files in /usr/share/doc/usbutils to update udev to get a more actual > hardware database.
This is explained in /usr/share/bug/usbutils/presubj and displayed when using reportbug, but admittedly this is not the usual place where people get a look. Aurelien -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B [email protected] http://www.aurel32.net
