Ubuntu
usbutils package

usb.ids and pci.ids are very outdated

Bug #297998 reported by Jonathan Ernst
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
usbutils (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Declined for Karmic by Robert Ancell

Bug Description

usb.ids and pci.ids are very outdated on Ubuntu (I know as I contributed hundreds of usb.ids).

Possible solutions :
1) update pci.ids and usb.ids for every maintained release of Ubuntu
OR
2) Add a cron job that does the update (update-usbids and update-pciids), see http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/15641/

See original description
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Felipe Venegas (fvenegas) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at https://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!

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Jonathan Ernst (jonathan.ernst) wrote :

Hi Felipe,

I changed the bug title and description to make it more look like a bug and less like a feature request. I have also added a brainstorm idea for one of the possible solutions.

Thanks

description: updated
arky (arky)
affects: ubuntu → usbutils (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in usbutils (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote :

Closing since this is so old the IDs have been updated since then.

Changed in usbutils (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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