0993:0002 — eBook

Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd

Vendor ID: 0993
Product ID: 0002
Combined: 0993:0002
Decimal: 2451:2

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a eBook manufactured by Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd. The vendor ID 0993 is registered to Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0002 is the product ID that Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0993:0002 Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd eBook.

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0993:0002 Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd eBook

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0993:0002, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0993:0002. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0993, idProduct=0002.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_0993&PID_0002
USB\VID_0993&PID_0002&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0993&PID_0002"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    eBook:
      Product ID: 0x0002
      Vendor ID: 0x0993  (Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd)

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:

0993  Gemstar eBook Group, Ltd
	0002  eBook