046d:c042 — G3 Laser Mouse
Logitech, Inc.
- Vendor ID
- 046d
- Product ID
- c042
- Combined
- 046d:c042
- Decimal
- 1133:49218
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a G3 Laser Mouse manufactured by Logitech, Inc.. The vendor ID 046d is registered to Logitech, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and c042 is the product ID that Logitech, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 046d:c042 Logitech, Inc. G3 Laser Mouse.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c042 Logitech, Inc. G3 Laser Mouse
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 046d:c042, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 046d:c042. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=046d, idProduct=c042.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_046D&PID_C042 USB\VID_046D&PID_C042&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_046D&PID_C042"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
G3 Laser Mouse:
Product ID: 0xc042
Vendor ID: 0x046d (Logitech, Inc.)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. Logitech, Inc. official support →
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
046d Logitech, Inc. c042 G3 Laser Mouse