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improve cross-OS description of where to look for new USB devices #3

Open lesshonor opened 2 years ago

lesshonor commented 2 years ago

Original discussion: https://github.com/btgrant-76/MW-BDE-r2-guide/pull/1#discussion_r923388694

lesshonor commented 2 years ago

So, after discovering <details> while writing MurphPad's ZMK readme, I immediately began thinking of an approach like this:


Where to look on Windows **Settings > Bluetooth and other devices:** ![The Pro Micros sold by MechWild will appear here as Arduino Leonardo.](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86894501/189512758-bc223636-5d9d-4252-b1ea-8762a7c6d6c5.png)
Where to look on macOS **About this Mac > System Report... > Hardware/USB > USB Device Tree** ![???!!!](https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_macgdfyqFW1rwmb58.gif)
Where to look on Linux **Wherever Ubuntu handles this** - [ ] spin up Ubuntu LiveUSB, plug PM in, take screenshot If the above isn't an option for you, `sudo dmesg` will display the kernel ring buffer; the last device plugged in will be near the bottom. ![dmesg](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86894501/189512759-3e0cc0af-3c3f-4b49-ac9f-5c0836522765.png) (Some kernels have `dmesg -w`, which will tail `dmesg` so you can plug the PM in after running the command.)

...I would, rather obviously, require assistance with an approach of this nature.