diff --git a/tools/scan.py b/tools/scan.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
+
+import dbus
+
+bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+halService = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',
+                            '/org/freedesktop/Hal/Manager')
+halManager = dbus.Interface(halService, 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager')
+
+def getStorageDevice(udi):
+    for child in halManager.FindDeviceByCapability('storage'):
+        deviceObj = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',
+                                   child)
+        deviceProperties = deviceObj.GetAllProperties(
+            dbus_interface = 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device')
+        if deviceProperties['storage.physical_device'] == udi + '_if0':
+            return child
+    return None
+
+def showVolumes(udi):
+    for volume in halManager.FindDeviceByCapability('volume'):
+        deviceObj = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',
+                                   volume)
+        deviceProperties = deviceObj.GetAllProperties(
+            dbus_interface = 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device')
+        if deviceProperties['block.storage_device'] != udi:
+            continue
+        print '%s\t\t%s' % (deviceProperties['block.device'],
+                           deviceProperties['volume.uuid'])
+
+def showProperties(udi):
+    storage = getStorageDevice(udi)
+    if storage is None:
+        return
+    print
+    deviceObj = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',
+                               udi)
+    deviceProperties = deviceObj.GetAllProperties(
+        dbus_interface = 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device')
+    print 'Device %s' % udi
+    print 'Serial Number: %s' % deviceProperties['usb_device.serial']
+    print
+    print 'Volume\t\t\tUUID'
+    showVolumes(storage)
+
+bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+halService = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',
+                            '/org/freedesktop/Hal/Manager')
+halManager = dbus.Interface(halService, 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager')
+
+print 'Scanning USB devices...'
+for udi in halManager.FindDeviceStringMatch('info.bus', 'usb_device'):
+    deviceObj = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',
+                               udi)
+    showProperties(udi)