USB is a universal, general interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to PCs.
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Connect 2 computers with RS232 to USB cable
So I have a very, very old DOS machine with an RS232 port on it and I want to be able to transfer files to it from a Windows 7 machine. For this i bought an RS232 to USB cable.
What sort of software ...
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Boot from External USB Harddrive partition
I have a backtrack ISO which is bootable, and I want to make my USB drive able to boot backtrack by creating a boot partition on the second partition of the drive, which is empty. The first partition ...
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USB device hierarchy in SYSFS
I am trying to figure out the USB device hierarchy represented by SYSFS. I see the following
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5:1.0/
0000:00:1a.0 -- represents the USB Host ...
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USB Tethering working but no Internet Access
I have enabled USB Tethering on my phone (HTC Wildfire S) and when i connect it to the PC it shows it as a new network with No Internet Access. Why does this happen?
Network Sharing Center -
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Usb keyboard connected on windows, sending keystrokes to linux tty over Lan
My current set up, i have a usb keyboard connected to a windows machine, I have linux machine on Lan which has a monitor but is NOT running X.org, (synergy won't work for me).
I was wondering is ...
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What kind of lag should I expect when gaming with a KVM?
I've got an iMac, and am going to get a PC for purely gaming. I'm going to use a KVM to share an external DVI monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse between the iMac and the PC.
What kind of lag or ...
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USB Drive Name / Files consist of random characters
One of my USB Sticks just kind of broke and now it's name and all file names consist of pretty much random characters, like ‗t|%ò┼½.¯f¥.
I did some research and its probably my file table that is ...
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What happens when Capturing USB Packets using Wireshark
I am trying to capture the packets sent by a Mouse to a host PC using Wireshark.
Operating System - Ubuntu 12.04
Wireshark - 1.8.2
Problem 1.) Before I plug in the USB Mouse, when I start the ...
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Does external HDD RAID closure exists not primarily for portability?
Is there such a class of hardware in which you can install multiple HDDs set up as RAID, while the unit maintains their ventilation and power consumption, independently of a computer?
External HDD ...
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Smart Card (Chipcard) Security System (Identification) [closed]
Our company is currently looking for a more or less secure licensing and activation system for our software products. Currently, customers are able to activate their serials via our website (file ...
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Hard drive uninitialized when switching enclosure
I have a 3TB SATA drive which I've been using in an external USB enclosure. Today I upgraded the enclosure in order to take advantage of USB 3.0 speeds. However, in this enclosure I am unable to ...
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Suddenly computer no longer boots from USB
I was running Tails from a USB flash drive until I shut it down one day and it stopped booting. Afterwards, I booted into Windows to fix it, and the system didn't even seemed to recognize it. So I ...
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Remove password feature from USB
I've been stuck with this question for a while and never found a solution.
My USB has a password protection feature on it and I think it stops it from being bootable.
Locked:
Unlocked:
Does ...
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How to boot from an external hard drive
I got an old compaq computer (5 years old) which came with windows vista. I made its recovery disks. Few days ago I took its Hard drive out to use it as a portable hard drive but now I want to install ...
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In Linux Driver, how to disable a specific USB Device [closed]
Assume a USB devices is powered by USB bus. Sometimes the firmware in the USB device encounter a problem and can't recovery by itself. I have to unplug and plug the USB device from the host.
Is there ...
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Is it possible to read signal strength of USB mouse to detect its proximity in Linux?
Similar to the idea of detecting proximity via Bluetooth signal strength, I was wondering if it is possible to read such information for USB wireless mousein a linux system.
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How to recover write priviledges for USB devices?
I work on a corporate laptop (Windows Vista), and have been granted admin rights on that machine. An IT policy has been rolled out recently which lets me copy files from my USB devices but I cannot ...
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How to use more than 1 usb faxmodem
I want to connect 16 USB fax_modem to a windows 2003 server,
But the problem is when connecting the second modem to the hub.
And I got the duplicate device error(code 42). I tried not to use a hub , ...
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Disable Write-Protected On USB Stick (Read-only Status)
I need to format my USB stick, but apparently its write-protected or set to readonly.
I tried everything, 3d-app to format, low level format, the regedit, diskpart, and even some silly solutions on ...
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Linux boots when I click “Windows 7” in boot manager [duplicate]
I've been trying to dual boot, which has pretty much been successful. I have Linux installed on an external Hard Drive. In the boot manager when I click on Windows 7:
(with the hard drive plugged ...
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What 10m USB extension cable can I use for a USB display?
The Lenovo LT1421 is a 14 inch monitor that can be connected using a USB B mini to USB A cable. It is shipped with a 1.8 meter cable which is too short for my purpose.
USB is limited to 5 meter, but ...
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How to find device node on Mac OS X
I'm trying to get a Roland iModela to work on my Mac. Even if stated otherwise by the manufacturer this machine is able to be run by other OS than Windows. I already got it working on a Linux with cat ...
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How to turn on computer via USB Keyboard [closed]
I have an interesting query, my cat can turn on my computer by walking/laying on my keyboard when it is powered off, but I cannot find a way to do this intentionally.
I have tried to google it, but I ...
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Closing laptop lid and using external display causes mouse to move on it's own
I plugged my ASUS Taichi Laptop into an external monitor via the VGA Adapter that it comes with. It was working fine, but then I configured a power option so I could shut the lid without it going to ...
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Windows 8 does not recognize USB Device at the remount after soft eject
I am trying to soft eject an USB Device by using tools (USB Disk Ejector, removedrive etc.). I call these tools from command line by my Java Program. These tools can eject USB devices successfully but ...
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How to use an USB pen drive to install Windows XP when WinToFlash doesn't work
I'm trying to put Windows XP SP2 on my pendrive because I need to format an UMPC via USB port.
I'm trying using USB_multiboot_10, but it fails when I press "P" to format the usb drive (a Kingston ...
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how to make windows recognise only one USB?
I wanted to do a windows system to recognize and work only with my usb not others, is that possible?
Does any one know how to do that?
Thanks in advance.
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SanDisk USB drive - used space doesn't add up
I have a 32GB SanDisk USB drive (vfat partition type). It's as I received it - I haven't played around with the partitioning or added any encrypted sections or anything.
The disk properties show that ...
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USB File Transfer Log
I think I have just lost a USB stick. Is there a way to view all the file transfers made from a PC to the external drive, so I can double check everything that was on the drive? Very unlikely, but ...
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lsusb -v does not show the Descriptors for iManufactuer and iProduct
I have an embedded device thats running the usb gadget serial drivers. when I connect it to a windows host I can see for iManufacturer and iProduct the correct Strings that I passed as module ...
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How to uniquely identify USB HID class device?
I would like to identify a USB keyboard uniquely(something equivalent to unique mac-id for the Ethernet cards) on a computer. Does the USB HID profile has a support for such identification ? If so ...
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Resizing a FAT32 partition on a bootable USB using GParted fails
I have a 16GB FAT32 formatted USB. I've installed many bootable ISOs on it using Your Universal MultiBoot Installer.
I'm trying to resize the partition YUMI is installed on to minimum size (all the ...
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How to get write access on External Hard Disc (USB) [duplicate]
On my computer because of domain level group policy, i can read/copy content from external hard drives(USB) but, i don't have rights to write content to external hard drive.
Can you please tell me ...
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Crazy drive letter issue when installing windows 7 from usb [closed]
I have 4 primary partitions on my hard disk with MBR partition table. I don't use "System Reserved" aka "separate boot" partition. So the first partition is labelled "System boot active primary" .
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What are the possible causes of a ghost USB device appearing then disappearing?
About half an hour ago Windows informed me it was trying to install software for an "Unknown Device". However, it failed. Using the Control Panel I checked the device's properties, and discovered that ...
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USB copy progressively slower
In the beginning of the file copy, the speed looks very unrealistic:
However in the end, it is stuck on this for about 15 seconds:
Is there a reason for this weird progress bar issue? Is it my ...
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Bluetooth “Remove Failed” (Windows 8)
My Windows 8 machine does not recognize a device which is connected via BlueTooth across a USB port. Apps are reporting the presence of COM1 and COM2, no others. I disconnected and reconnected my USB ...
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USB hard drive with 2 connectors; can I plug one into the wall for power?
I've got a USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure which came with a cable with 2 plugs on it. I know that this is done so that it can draw more power if necessary.
If the hard drive can't draw enough power ...
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Why can a SD card be faster on an external USB reader rather than on a builtin SD reader?
I have a Sandisk SDHC 4GB Class 2 memory card, and I have benchmarked its reading speed with Palimpsest Disk Utility, under Linux and with my Acer Travelmate 5720G laptop.
These are the speeds when ...
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Headset Buzzing when laptop power plugged in
I have a Thinkpad Edge E535 Laptop and a Logitech G35 headet. When I use the microphone to record stuff there is a small humming/buzzing sound in the background when the laptop is plugged in to AC. ...
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How to format unrecognized USB drive?
I have used Unetbootin on one of my USB drive, and it seems to have partitioned it some way that it's no longer recognized by any OS. It's not even listed when I turn on my computer and press F12 to ...
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How to disable Windows Mobile device connectivity to Windows 7?
I have a WM6.1 phone and when I connect it to my Win7 desktop's usb port, it may or may not properly connect (the port is fine, it's the OS that says so). I'm not sure on what it depends, but I don't ...
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Mountpoint of Usb-device where Arch Live Distro sits
I was wondering about where the mountpoint of the usb device is where the arch live distro lies on. I am asking this because I am not able to mount the usb device where the arch live distro lies on to ...
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The best way to do TCP/IP over USB on Linux
I want to establish a TCP/IP link between two Linux machines that have several USB 2.0 ports as the only connection options. Since both host and slave ports are available, I can connect them via a ...
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Need a WIFI device to emulate USB storage [duplicate]
I have a TV satellite receiver that has a USB port to connect an external HDD to it.
In another room, I've got an ESXi server with plenty storage in RAID and stuff.
I want to have the TV receiver ...
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Internal USB DVD Driver reconnect [duplicate]
I have Toshiba A665-6056 which came with an internal DVD Drive connected like a USB i.e the DVD drive can be disconnected as a normal USB from Safely remove Hardware. i don't know if that the way its ...
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Unable to connect my projector via USB-to-RS232
I have to connect a Mitsubishi projector XL6600U via a USB-to-RS232 connector. I have a Prolific PL2303 cable, the drivers are available here: ...
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Linux USB gadget serial driver 'g_serial': Vendor ID and Product ID description stays empty
So I have my g_serial module properly loaded with the Parameters idVendor and idProduct plus the corresponding hex values for my company. But when I connect it to the host and run lsusb the ...
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add group to /dev/ttyUSB*, Ubuntu 10.02
I am using a USB to Serial converter on /dev/ttyUSB0 and need the group
gpib to have access. I'm running Ubuntu 10.02
ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
outputs
0 crw-rw---- 1 root 188, 0 2013-05-07 13:58 ...
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Ejecting one drive locks disk utility
I have two external USB drives connected to my mac. If I use Disk Utility to eject one then Disk Utility locks-up until the external drive wakes from hibernation (unparks, spins up). Why?
This is ...
