Tod Kurt (todbot)5d ago
Another stupid MacOS 26 Tahoe change making my life harder. In Tahoe, several USB tools I use are broken. They call `system_profiler SPUSBDataType` internally to get USB info. In Tahoe that's gone, replaced by "SPUSBHostDataType", which returns not enough info.
If anyone has any tips on a built-in equivalent, let me know!
#macos #tahoe #USB #macos26
Show threadEmelia/Emi

@todbot SPStorageDataType appears to potentially be relevant if it still exists? Don't currently have a USB storage device to test with though.

EDIT: confirmed Tahoe, the old USBDataType is still there, but it's empty.

EDIT: it appears to be the same schema as what's under the volumes key in the original data, too.

Mar 26 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadTod Kurt (todbot)5d ago
@becomethewaifu Thanks, yes, I was looking at that too. But I think there’s no way to associate the drive in SPStorageDataType with the USB device in SPUSBHostDataType since there’s no LocationID in the former. Perhaps by associating “_name” with “physical_drive.device_name” but seems sketchy
Show threadEmelia/Emi5d ago
@todbot Damn. Will look closer at some point tomorrow then; I don't currently have a flash drive to test with. (Which should be otherwise identical to the pico, as they're both mass storage)