06cb:00b7 — Fingerprint reader [HP G6]
Synaptics, Inc.
- Vendor ID
- 06cb
- Product ID
- 00b7
- Combined
- 06cb:00b7
- Decimal
- 1739:183
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a Fingerprint reader [HP G6] manufactured by Synaptics, Inc.. The vendor ID 06cb is registered to Synaptics, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and 00b7 is the product ID that Synaptics, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 06cb:00b7 Synaptics, Inc. Fingerprint reader [HP G6].
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06cb:00b7 Synaptics, Inc. Fingerprint reader [HP G6]
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 06cb:00b7, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 06cb:00b7. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=06cb, idProduct=00b7.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_06CB&PID_00B7 USB\VID_06CB&PID_00B7&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_06CB&PID_00B7"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
Fingerprint reader [HP G6]:
Product ID: 0x00b7
Vendor ID: 0x06cb (Synaptics, 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.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
06cb Synaptics, Inc. 00b7 Fingerprint reader [HP G6]