On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 05:57:46PM +0000, Jorge Almeida wrote: > Anyone knows how to dig into /sys to find the serial number of a device (say, > a USB pen)? I few days ago I found by trial and error something like > $ cat > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.1/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.0/host13/target13:0:0/13:0:0:0/block/sdc/../../../../../serial > which gave me E68911000519 > Now I can't find nothing of the sort. (Yes, I know the path changes > each time the > device is plugged in, but even so) > Any information that would put some order into this mess would be great. > > TIA > > Joreg Almeida
Why not look in dmesg output: [871998.865035] usb 2-5: new high speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd [871998.986925] usb 2-5: New USB device found, idVendor=13fe, idProduct=3600 [871998.986928] usb 2-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [871998.986930] usb 2-5: Product: patriot memory [871998.986931] usb 2-5: Manufacturer: [871998.986932] usb 2-5: SerialNumber: 07B20F01654F84B8 [871998.987237] usb-storage 2-5:1.0: Quirks match for vid 13fe pid 3600: 4000 [871998.987257] scsi15 : usb-storage 2-5:1.0 [872000.021585] scsi 15:0:0:0: Direct-Access patriot memory PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS [872000.021983] sd 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 [872001.831285] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] 7811072 512-byte logical blocks: (3.99 GB/3.72 GiB) [872001.831776] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off [872001.831779] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00 [872001.832263] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page present [872001.832265] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through [872001.836389] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page present [872001.836392] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through [872001.870531] sdd: sdd1 [872001.873413] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page present [872001.873415] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through [872001.873417] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ supp...@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting
