HWINFO(8) System configuration HWINFO(8)NAMEhwinfo - probe for hardware
SYNOPSIShwinfo [ options ]
DESCRIPTIONhwinfo is used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can
be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for
support.
OPTIONS--debug level
Set debug level. The debug info is shown only in the log file.
If you specify a log file, the debug level is implicitly set to
a reasonable value.
--dump-db n
Dump hardware data base, n is either 0 for the external data
base, or 1 for the internal data base.
--help Print a usage and exit.
--log logfile
Write info to logfile.
--short
Just a short listing.
--version
Show libhd version.
--<hwitem>
Probe for the particular hardware item. Available hardware items
are: all, bios, block, bluetooth, braille, bridge, camera,
cdrom, chipcard, cpu, disk, dsl, dvb, fingerprint, floppy,
framebuffer, gfxcard, hub, ide, isapnp, isdn, joystick, key‐
board, memory, modem, monitor, mouse, netcard, network, parti‐
tion, pci, pcmcia, pcmcia-ctrl, pppoe, printer, scanner, scsi,
smp, sound, storage-ctrl, sys, tape, tv, usb, usb-ctrl, vbe,
wlan, and zip.
FILES
/var/lib/hardware/*
BUGS
Not all hardware can be detected.
AUTHOR
Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@suse.de> - hwinfo
Michal Svec <msvec@suse.cz> - manual page
SEE ALSO
Documentation in /usr/share/doc/packages/hwinfo.
hwinfo January 2003 HWINFO(8)