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How do I find the device node file for a USB device in Linux?

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Problem

I've bought an X10 Home Automation USB interface: the CM15. This is the information lsusb gives: But this tells me nothing about where the device file is! How can I find that, or create one myself?

Error Output

skerit@KIP-DU-SKER:~$ lsusb
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 0bc7:0001 X10 Wireless Technology, Inc. ActiveHome (ACPI-compliant)

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Fix for: How do I find the device node file for a USB device in Linux?

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Device nodes are created by the kernel automatically (or by udev in older distributions). Udev also creates descriptive links under and similar. If it's a storage device, or should list it. Serial devices are usually or . For everything else, check …

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