019c:0042 — mek_42
mek
- Vendor ID
- 019c
- Product ID
- 0042
- Combined
- 019c:0042
- Decimal
- 412:66
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a mek_42 manufactured by mek. The vendor ID 019c is registered to mek with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0042 is the product ID that mek assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 019c:0042 mek mek_42.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 019c:0042 mek mek_42
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 019c:0042, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 019c:0042. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=019c, idProduct=0042.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_019C&PID_0042 USB\VID_019C&PID_0042&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_019C&PID_0042"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
mek_42:
Product ID: 0x0042
Vendor ID: 0x019c (mek)Driver help
Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
019c mek 0042 mek_42