Identify your drive (e.g., /dev/sdb ). Be careful—this can overwrite data.
usb-devices Look for your drive by capacity or manufacturer name. The output includes T: Bus=... (interface type) and S: SerialNumber=... . However, it still relies on the device's self-reporting. To see the actual storage parameters (not just USB descriptors): chipgenius linux
Read the first 1MB of raw data and extract readable strings: Identify your drive (e