usb name in /dev

[James Mckenzie]

Andrew Haley <aph at redhat.com> wrote
>
>On 12/15/2010 12:51 PM, community help wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> here is the output of lsusb
>>
>> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b05:170c ASUSTek Computer, Inc. WL-159g
>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 003 Device 002: ID 12d1:1446 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>>
>> In my case i want to configure my 3G modem it is the Huawei Technologies...
>> Now i'm able to see it is Device 002 how can I know the name in the /dev directory?
>> For the other option and the one submited by another member of the list i cannot guess the name either.
>
>That's because the drivers actually change the /dev address.  It'll
>be in either dmesg or /var/log/messages.
>
The OP should unplug the device and then plug it back in again.  Then tail the dmesg log and it will show what device was created for the USB Modem.  If no message was created, then you have more work to do, like finding an appropriate driver for your device.

James McKenzie