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Check USB for Speed and Version Made possible by your generous  donations Donations Ivy Stone Place Sathero Meters DMS International BLOG Testing a USB drive's version and speed on Linux is easy using built-in terminal tools. You don't necessarily need to install third-party software. Step 1: Identify the USB Version and Port To check what USB generation your drive is currently connected at, you can inspect the kernel logs or use  lsusb . Find your drive's device name  (e.g.,  sdb ,  sdc ) by plugging it in and running: lsblk Check the USB connection speed  via  dmesg : sudo dmesg | grep -i usb | tail -n 20 Look for lines indicating the speed connection, such as  New USB device found... speed 480M  (USB 2.0),  5000M  (USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen 1), or  10000M  (USB 3.1 Gen 2). Step 2: Test Read and Write Speeds Method A: Using  dd  (Built-in, No Installation Required) The  dd  command is standard on almost all L...

FREE Satellite / Transponder Lists Made possible by your generous  donations Donations Download Sathero Meters DMS International BLOG September 1, 2026 Sat / TP List Details Satellites: 220 Transponders: 4487 DVB-S2: 3672 DVB-S: 815 Vertical Polarity: 1817 Horizontal Polarity: 2002 RH Polarity: 344 LH Polarity: 324 PDF Pages: 90 PDF Size: 277.9 kB EPUB Size: 37.0 kB Satellite / Transponder list is now in EPUB as well as PDF. EPUB greatly reduces the size of the file. This is a reference list (not to be loaded into any meter), download to your PC, laptop, smartphone, etc and carry this reference list with you. This list contains: C-band Ku-band Ka-band - as a reminder, most meters, receivers, and LNBs in use will not do Ka band. Active and inactive transponders Download Now Want to know when new Satellite lists are released? Sign up for one or more of our Newsletters. Ivy Stone Place   DMS International   Sathero Meters Attention bloggers & website owners,  follow...