Com o comando lsusb você verá o caminho para o dispositivo:
~$ lsusb
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Bus 00x Device 00y: ID ……………….
Acrescentando os atributos ao comando você terá informações detalhadas:
~$ lsusb -v -s 00x:00y
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 22b8:2e83 Motorola PCS Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x22b8 Motorola PCS idProduct 0x2e83 bcdDevice ff.ff iManufacturer 1 motorola iProduct 2 MotoG3 iSerial 3 0016903665 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 39 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 500mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 3 bInterfaceClass 6 Imaging bInterfaceSubClass 1 Still Image Capture bInterfaceProtocol 1 Picture Transfer Protocol (PIMA 15470) iInterface 5 PTP Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x001c 1x 28 bytes bInterval 6 Device Qualifier (for other device speed): bLength 10 bDescriptorType 6 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 bNumConfigurations 1 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered)
Verá por exemplo a corrente (amperagem/energia) máxima na porta, lembrando que a voltagem é 5 volts por padrão. Informação relevante para validar se a porta suporta um dispositivo.