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Originally Posted by chaley
The device USB ids come from the manufacturer. You can easily get them for a new device using calibre's "Get information to setup the user defined device" dialog (Preferences / Miscellaneous). It asks you to unplug the device (if needed), then plug it in. It displays the USB ids that appeared.
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Neat trick. I did not knew this.
For more information about genuine Vendor IDs, look
here
My Kobo provides:
Code:
USB Vendor ID (in hex): 0x2237
0x2237 translates to 8759 (decimal) which according the above mentioned list belongs indeed to Kobo Inc.
Quote:
Originally Posted by chaley
One problem: sometimes manufacturers just make up the ids instead of getting them "officially". We have seen conflicts where a device appears as something else. Fortunately this doesn't often happen, and AFAIK never happens with quality companies.
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That also applies to USB cables (E-markers) in which Vendor IDs regularly identify themselves as 0x0000 indicating they are not genuine. Using the list above you can see whether obtained USB cables are indeed "official" ones.