Linux udev rules for EVGA XR1 capture card devices

Basic usage

Install:

Run the ./install.sh script with sudo or you can manually copy the rules files to the /etc/udev/rules.d/ directory.

sudo ./install.sh

To manually install the udev rules:

sudo cp -v rules/85-evga-xr1-capture-dev.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/

Uninstall:

sudo ./uninstall.sh

Creating additional rules

• http://www.linux-usb.org/usb-ids.html
• Debian - How-to identify a USB device

Retrieve device details:

lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null

OR

sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices | grep -E "^([TSPD]:.*|)$"

The following output is what we are interested in gathering:

...

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 3842:310a EVGA EVGA XR1 Lite Capture Box Video
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 3842:310b EVGA EVGA XR1 Pro Capture Box Video

From the above output, the vendor ID is 3842 and the product ID is 310a, 310b.

To find the usb.ids files on your system:

find / -name usb.ids -type f 2> /dev/null

..

/usr/share/hwdata/usb.ids

Firmware updates

Visit EVGA Downloads and select:

'Other Products' > 'Capture Device' > 'All' > 'Firmware for XR1 lite'

Related links

• EVGA Forums for XR1 Capture Devices
• EVGA XR1 RGB Software
• OBS Certified Devices
• EVGA XR1 Lite Amazon.com listing
• EVGA XR1 Pro Amazon.com listing