0e0f:8003 — Root Hub
VMware, Inc.
- Vendor ID
- 0e0f
- Product ID
- 8003
- Combined
- 0e0f:8003
- Decimal
- 3599:32771
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a Root Hub manufactured by VMware, Inc.. The vendor ID 0e0f is registered to VMware, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and 8003 is the product ID that VMware, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0e0f:8003 VMware, Inc. Root Hub.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0e0f:8003 VMware, Inc. Root Hub
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0e0f:8003, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0e0f:8003. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0e0f, idProduct=8003.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_0E0F&PID_8003 USB\VID_0E0F&PID_8003&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0E0F&PID_8003"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
Root Hub:
Product ID: 0x8003
Vendor ID: 0x0e0f (VMware, 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:
0e0f VMware, Inc. 8003 Root Hub