diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 0437e05d2..d6fa8b53c 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ source "package/shfs/Config.in"
 source "package/asterisk/Config.in"
 source "package/snort/Config.in"
 source "package/olsrd/Config.in"
+source "package/usbutils/Config.in"
 
 comment "Libraries"
 source "package/libgcc/Config.in"
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ source "package/mysql/Config.in"
 source "package/postgresql/Config.in"
 source "package/fuse/Config.in"
 source "package/speex/Config.in"
+source "package/libusb/Config.in"
 
 comment "Extra stuff"
 source "package/sdk/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index 2042c5737..41681ce02 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LCD4LINUX) += lcd4linux
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBELF) += libelf
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCC) += libgcc
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPTHREAD) += libpthread
+package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB) += libusb
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LZO) += lzo
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MATRIXSSL) += matrixssl
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL) += microperl
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_SNORT) += snort
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_SPEEX) += speex
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_STRACE) += strace
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_TCPDUMP) += tcpdump
+package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_USBUTILS) += usbutils
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS) += wireless-tools
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_WOL) += wol
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB) += zlib
diff --git a/package/libusb/Config.in b/package/libusb/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8157ed291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libusb/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
+	tristate "libusb"
+	default m if CONFIG_DEVEL
+	help
+	  A library for accessing Linux USB devices
diff --git a/package/libusb/Makefile b/package/libusb/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25296527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libusb/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# $Id$
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=libusb
+PKG_VERSION:=0.1.10a
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_MD5SUM:=c6062b29acd2cef414bcc34e0decbdd1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libusb
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_CAT:=zcat
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+PKG_IPK:=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
+PKG_IPK_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/$(PKG_NAME)
+PKG_INFO:=$(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list
+
+$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+	$(PKG_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(PATCH) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) ./patches
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -rf config.cache config.status; \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
+		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib" \
+		ac_cv_c_bigendian=no \
+		./configure \
+		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+		--program-prefix="" \
+		--program-suffix="" \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--exec-prefix=/usr \
+		--bindir=/usr/bin \
+		--datadir=/usr/share \
+		--includedir=/usr/include \
+		--infodir=/usr/share/info \
+		--libdir=/usr/lib \
+		--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+		--localstatedir=/var \
+		--mandir=/usr/share/man \
+		--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+		$(DISABLE_NLS) \
+		$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \
+		--enable-shared \
+		--enable-static \
+	);
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.libs/libusb.so: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -j1 \
+		CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+
+$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libusb.so: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.libs/libusb.so
+	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
+	cp -a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.libs/*.so* $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
+	cp -a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/usb.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
+
+$(PKG_IPK): $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libusb.so
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/make-ipkg-dir.sh $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PKG_NAME).control $(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) $(ARCH)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/lib
+	cp -a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.libs/libusb*.so* $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/lib/
+	$(STRIP) $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/lib/*
+	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+
+$(PKG_INFO): $(PKG_IPK)
+	$(IPKG) install $(PKG_IPK)
+
+source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+compile: $(PKG_IPK) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libusb.so
+install: $(PKG_INFO)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libusb*
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/usb.h
+	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(PKG_IPK)
diff --git a/package/libusb/libusb.control b/package/libusb/libusb.control
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89cc640dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libusb/libusb.control
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Package: libusb
+Priority: optional
+Section: libs
+Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
+Source: buildroot internal
+Description: a Library for accessing Linux USB devices
diff --git a/package/libusb/patches/no-libusbpp.patch b/package/libusb/patches/no-libusbpp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9f48f14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libusb/patches/no-libusbpp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+--- libusb-0.1.10a.dev/Makefile.in.old	2005-04-20 21:49:04.000000000 +0200
++++ libusb-0.1.10a.dev/Makefile.in	2005-04-20 21:50:23.000000000 +0200
+@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 
+-SOURCES = $(libusb_la_SOURCES) $(libusbpp_la_SOURCES)
++SOURCES = $(libusb_la_SOURCES)
+ 
+ srcdir = @srcdir@
+ top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
+@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
+ am_libusb_la_OBJECTS = usb.lo error.lo descriptors.lo $(am__objects_1)
+ libusb_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libusb_la_OBJECTS)
+ libusbpp_la_LIBADD =
+-am_libusbpp_la_OBJECTS = usbpp.lo
+-libusbpp_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libusbpp_la_OBJECTS)
++am_libusbpp_la_OBJECTS =
++libusbpp_la_OBJECTS =
+ binSCRIPT_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_SCRIPT)
+ SCRIPTS = $(bin_SCRIPTS)
+ DEFAULT_INCLUDES = 
+@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
+ am__depfiles_maybe = depfiles
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@DEP_FILES = ./$(DEPDIR)/bsd.Plo ./$(DEPDIR)/darwin.Plo \
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@	./$(DEPDIR)/descriptors.Plo ./$(DEPDIR)/error.Plo \
+-@AMDEP_TRUE@	./$(DEPDIR)/linux.Plo ./$(DEPDIR)/usb.Plo \
+-@AMDEP_TRUE@	./$(DEPDIR)/usbpp.Plo
++@AMDEP_TRUE@	./$(DEPDIR)/linux.Plo ./$(DEPDIR)/usb.Plo
+ COMPILE = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
+ 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+ LTCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) $(DEFS) \
+@@ -98,8 +97,8 @@
+ CXXLD = $(CXX)
+ CXXLINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) \
+ 	$(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+-SOURCES = $(libusb_la_SOURCES) $(libusbpp_la_SOURCES)
+-DIST_SOURCES = $(am__libusb_la_SOURCES_DIST) $(libusbpp_la_SOURCES)
++SOURCES = $(libusb_la_SOURCES) 
++DIST_SOURCES = $(am__libusb_la_SOURCES_DIST) 
+ RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive check-recursive dvi-recursive \
+ 	html-recursive info-recursive install-data-recursive \
+ 	install-exec-recursive install-info-recursive \
+@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
+ # require automake 1.4
+ # gnu strictness chokes on README being autogenerated
+ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 foreign
+-SUBDIRS = . tests doc
++SUBDIRS = .
+ AM_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_EXT)
+ configincludedir = $(pkglibdir)/include
+ bin_SCRIPTS = libusb-config
+@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@
+              apidocs/footer.html apidocs/doxygen.css apidocs/doxygen.png
+ 
+ EXTRA_libusb_la_SOURCE = linux.c linux.h bsd.c darwin.c
+-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libusb.la libusbpp.la
++lib_LTLIBRARIES = libusb.la
+ @BSD_API_FALSE@@DARWIN_API_FALSE@@LINUX_API_FALSE@OS_SUPPORT = 
+ @BSD_API_FALSE@@DARWIN_API_TRUE@@LINUX_API_FALSE@OS_SUPPORT = darwin.c
+ @BSD_API_TRUE@@LINUX_API_FALSE@OS_SUPPORT = bsd.c
+@@ -269,24 +268,18 @@
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I.
+ AM_CXXFLAGS = 
+ libusb_la_SOURCES = usb.c usbi.h error.c error.h descriptors.c $(OS_SUPPORT)
+-libusbpp_la_SOURCES = usbpp.cpp usbpp.h
++libusbpp_la_SOURCES =
+ 
+ # Do not add usb.h to *_SOURCES, regardless of dependencies.
+ # It would be added to the dist tarball, which it shouldn't be.
+ nodist_include_HEADERS = usb.h
+-include_HEADERS = usbpp.h
++include_HEADERS = 
+ libusb_la_LDFLAGS = \
+ 	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) \
+ 	-release $(LT_RELEASE) \
+ 	-export-dynamic \
+ 	$(LDADDS)
+ 
+-libusbpp_la_LDFLAGS = \
+-	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) \
+-	-release $(LT_RELEASE) \
+-	-export-dynamic \
+-	$(LDADDS) -lusb $(QT_LDFLAGS)
+-
+ all: config.h
+ 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-recursive
+ 
+@@ -381,8 +374,6 @@
+ 	done
+ libusb.la: $(libusb_la_OBJECTS) $(libusb_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
+ 	$(LINK) -rpath $(libdir) $(libusb_la_LDFLAGS) $(libusb_la_OBJECTS) $(libusb_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
+-libusbpp.la: $(libusbpp_la_OBJECTS) $(libusbpp_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
+-	$(CXXLINK) -rpath $(libdir) $(libusbpp_la_LDFLAGS) $(libusbpp_la_OBJECTS) $(libusbpp_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
+ install-binSCRIPTS: $(bin_SCRIPTS)
+ 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
+ 	test -z "$(bindir)" || $(mkdir_p) "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"
+@@ -415,7 +406,6 @@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/error.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/linux.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/usb.Plo@am__quote@
+-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/usbpp.Plo@am__quote@
+ 
+ .c.o:
+ @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	if $(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF "$(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo" -c -o $@ $<; \
diff --git a/package/usbutils/Config.in b/package/usbutils/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b7de2dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/usbutils/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_USBUTILS
+	tristate "lsusb"
+	default m if CONFIG_DEVEL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
+	help
+	  A program to list Linux USB devices
diff --git a/package/usbutils/Makefile b/package/usbutils/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5492d96e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/usbutils/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# $Id$
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=usbutils
+PKG_VERSION:=0.70
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_MD5SUM:=05276dc307a0297904bc892e9998bf59
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/linux-usb
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_CAT:=zcat
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+IPKG_LSUSB:=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/lsusb_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
+IDIR_LSUSB:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/$(PKG_NAME)
+INFO_LSUSB:=$(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list
+
+$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+	$(PKG_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
+		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib" \
+		ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
+		./configure \
+		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+		--program-prefix="" \
+		--program-suffix="" \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--exec-prefix=/usr \
+		--bindir=/usr/bin \
+		--datadir=/usr/share \
+		--includedir=/usr/include \
+		--infodir=/usr/share/info \
+		--libdir=/usr/lib \
+		--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+		--localstatedir=/var \
+		--mandir=/usr/share/man \
+		--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+		$(DISABLE_NLS) \
+		$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \
+	);
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		CC=$(TARGET_CC)
+
+$(IPKG_LSUSB): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/make-ipkg-dir.sh $(IDIR_LSUSB) $(PKG_NAME).control $(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) $(ARCH)
+	mkdir -p $(IDIR_LSUSB)/usr/share
+	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/usb.ids $(IDIR_LSUSB)/usr/share/
+	mkdir -p $(IDIR_LSUSB)/usr/sbin
+	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lsusb $(IDIR_LSUSB)/usr/sbin/
+	$(STRIP) $(IDIR_LSUSB)/usr/sbin/*
+	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_LSUSB) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+
+$(INFO_LSUSB): $(IPKG_LSUSB)
+	$(IPKG) install $(IPKG_LSUSB)
+
+source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+compile: $(IPKG_LSUSB)
+install: $(INFO_LSUSB)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(IPKG_LSUSB)
diff --git a/package/usbutils/usbutils.control b/package/usbutils/usbutils.control
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f864d15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/usbutils/usbutils.control
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Package: lsusb
+Priority: optional
+Section: net
+Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
+Source: buildroot internal
+Depends: libusb
+Description: A program to list USB devices