How to determine USB Version 1.1 or 2.0

Solution 1:

Plug your device in, then see syslog:

$ tail -n 2 /var/log/syslog
Dec 22 17:25:14 localhost kernel: [73348.931267] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 13
Dec 22 17:25:14 localhost kernel: [73349.084555] usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 3 choices

Note the device bus id there: usb 2-3. Now get the version:

$ cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-3/version
2.00

Cheers! :)

Solution 2:

you can use

lsusb -v

a simple way.

you should install usbutils first