elwood:/# cat /proc/bus/usb/devices gives something like: T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 6 B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 Spd=480 => USB2 Spd=12 => USB1 Kees