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On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:13:56 +0100 Neil Winchurst wrote: > As my new computer comes with 6 USB ports I thought to run lsusb in a > terminal just to check them out. To my surprise I found that the > output listed only 5. > > So I thought, check them with my USB memory stick. I tested all six > ports and they all worked! So now I am wondering, if all 6 ports are > present and working why did lsusb show only 5? > > Any one any thoughts on this? > > Thanks > > Neil Do you have any internal USB ports or any un-used USB headers on the motherboard? It may well be that some of the ports are actually part of an integrated USB hub. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq