[Bug 377967] Re: Incorrect(?) USB Id in the database: 1941:8021 Watson W-8681

[Glyn M Burton]

I'm here because the same ID has shown up for USB drum kit privided by
Tesco (of the UK) of all things.

Guess I'm not gonna perform comedy drum rolls any time soon...

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Title:
  Incorrect(?) USB Id in the database: 1941:8021 Watson W-8681

Status in “usbutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  lsusb is reporting it as "Dream Link USB Missile Launcher". Actually it is a weather station (manufactured by Fine Offset Electronics WH1080, rebranded as Watson W-8681, see http://www.digitalham.co.uk/equipment/Watson_W8681.php).
  Most probably, there is a conflict in the database. What is the ulmimate source of these ids?

  There is no need to load any driver or smth - everything is handled by
  the client software (request for packaging is pending).

  Probably, this rule would be nice to have for udev:

  SYSFS{idProduct}=="8021", SYSFS{idVendor}=="1941", MODE="660",
  GROUP="plugdev"

  I put it into the /etc/udev/rules.d/39-w8681.rules

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