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Re: How do I get flash drive info?
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"Francesco M. Taurino" <[log in to unmask]>
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Francesco M. Taurino
Date:
Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:09:00 +0200
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Try running it as root. If any error, you can try with dmidecode and lshw.
Il 29/Ago/2015 21:39, "ToddAndMargo" <[log in to unmask]> ha scritto:

> Il 27/Ago/2015 21:09, "Brandon Vincent"
>>>
>>
> <[log in to unmask]
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>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> ha scritto:
>>>
>>>     On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 12:06 PM, ToddAndMargo
>>>     <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>      > From the command line, how do I get this info that shows up
>>>      > in /var/log/messages when I insert a flash drive?
>>>
>>>     That information is coming from the kernel ring buffer.
>>>
>>>     You can use dmesg(1) to retrieve such information.
>>>
>>>     Brandon Vincent
>>>
>>>
> On 08/29/2015 05:31 AM, Francesco M. Taurino wrote:
>
>> Man lsusb ;-)
>>
>>
> If it were only that easy.
>
> That only echoes to STDERR:
>
>      Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
>
> when the read only switch has been flicked.
>
> :'(
>
>
>
> --
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