On 26/11/11 12:12 AM, David Hughes wrote: > On 25/11/2011 11:22, Brendan Simon (eTRIX) wrote: >> Anyone know how to retrieve the unique serial number of a usb storage >> device using python on OS X ?? > > How about using > > system_profiler SPUSBDataType
I treid the system_profiler and got the following results when I plugged a couple of usb flash sticks in. I couldn't see anything that resembles a unique usb storage device serial number :( I think it is supposed to be a 12 digit (hex) number. Either system_profiler doesn't report it, or these devices don't have unique serial numbers (unlikely), or I am missing something (not unlikely). Any thoughts ?? > Composite Device: > > Capacity: 262.1 MB (262,144,000 bytes) > Removable Media: Yes > Detachable Drive: Yes > BSD Name: disk1 > Product ID: 0x0151 > Vendor ID: 0x0457 (Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.) > Version: 1.00 > Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec > Location ID: 0xfa130000 / 7 > Current Available (mA): 500 > Current Required (mA): 98 > Partition Map Type: MBR (Master Boot Record) > S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported > Volumes: > USB-DRIVE: > Capacity: 261.9 MB (261,865,472 bytes) > Available: 124.7 MB (124,735,488 bytes) > Writable: Yes > File System: MS-DOS FAT16 > BSD Name: disk1s1 > Mount Point: /Volumes/USB-DRIVE > Content: DOS_FAT_16 > USB HD: > > Capacity: 8.01 GB (8,006,926,336 bytes) > Removable Media: Yes > Detachable Drive: Yes > BSD Name: disk1 > Product ID: 0x1f00 > Vendor ID: 0x13fe (Phison Electronics Corp.) > Version: 1.10 > Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec > Location ID: 0xfa130000 / 7 > Current Available (mA): 500 > Current Required (mA): 200 > Partition Map Type: MBR (Master Boot Record) > S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported > Volumes: > KINGSTON: > Capacity: 8 GB (8,002,797,568 bytes) > Available: 4.78 GB (4,780,769,280 bytes) > Writable: Yes > File System: MS-DOS FAT32 > BSD Name: disk1s1 > Mount Point: /Volumes/KINGSTON > Content: Windows_FAT_32 _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG
