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I connected a new Kinect (XBOX 360) to my Ubuntu 12.04 Machine. Using lsusb I tried to find the serial number of the Kinect device. But I get the following output:

iManufacturer           2 Microsoft
iProduct                1 Xbox NUI Camera
iSerial                 3 0000000000000000

Any ideas whats going wrong here?

Simson
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  • What are you going to do with this serial number? – Daniel B Mar 31 '14 at 10:56
  • I'm using multiple kinects and I want to identify deivces by serial. E.g I want to store calibration files using serials as names. This is the only device where I cant read the serial. – Simson Mar 31 '14 at 10:59
  • I would download the source to lsusb and verify the code even attempts to get the serial number. – Ramhound Mar 31 '14 at 11:28

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Some people have reported problems connecting to the Kinect using 12.04. It may be worth upgrading your distro or Kernel.

If you're running lsusb -v as sudo then you should be seeing a serial number. If not, what happens if you try using a wrapper like freenect?

Terence Eden
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  • Actually I have no problems connecting the kinect - the camera is working well. It's just the serial: Always `0000000000000000`. Even if I run `lsusb -v` as `sudo`... – Simson Apr 01 '14 at 09:50
  • Sadly, this appears to be by design - http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/b7118c11-3577-4981-a5f3-62a7cc8ac599/kinect-for-windows-uniquekinectid-is-always-0000000000000000?forum=kinectsdk and https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/openkinect/v_EslQkZBQs/RxLi_mH--bsJ – Terence Eden Apr 01 '14 at 13:33
  • I read this but my Kinect (actually both) is a Kinect for XBOX (not for Windows). – Simson Apr 01 '14 at 13:49