1410:a008 — Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)
Novatel Wireless
- Vendor ID
- 1410
- Product ID
- a008
- Combined
- 1410:a008
- Decimal
- 5136:40968
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode) manufactured by Novatel Wireless. The vendor ID 1410 is registered to Novatel Wireless with the USB Implementers Forum, and a008 is the product ID that Novatel Wireless assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 1410:a008 Novatel Wireless Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode).
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1410:a008 Novatel Wireless Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 1410:a008, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 1410:a008. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=1410, idProduct=a008.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_1410&PID_A008 USB\VID_1410&PID_A008&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_1410&PID_A008"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode):
Product ID: 0xa008
Vendor ID: 0x1410 (Novatel Wireless)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:
1410 Novatel Wireless a008 Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)