https://github.com/noahfx/debian_hwinfo

hwinfo is the hardware detection tool used in SuSE Linux. . In Debian Edu (Skolelinux) hwinfo has shown better results than discover when detecting mouse, keyboard and monitor. . hwinfo collects information about the hardware installed on a system. Among others, libhd contains information about cdrom, zip, floppy, disks and partitions, network card, graphics card, monitor, camera, mouse, sound, pppoe, isdn, modem, printer, scanner, bios, cpu, usb, memory and smp.
https://github.com/noahfx/debian_hwinfo

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Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/noahfx/debian_hwinfo
Owner: noahfx
License: gpl-2.0
Created: 2012-08-18T15:40:11.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2012-08-18T15:43:28.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
Last Synced: 2025-01-17T06:09:13.295Z (over 1 year ago)
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- Readme: README
- Changelog: Changelog
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          1. Usage

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  hwinfo [debug=deb_flag] [log=log_file] [list[+]=hw_item] [[+|-]probe_option1] [[+|-]probe_option2] ...

Examples:

  hwinfo

    - probes for nearly everything

  hwinfo +all

    - probes for everything

  hwinfo log=hw_log

    - default probing, output is written to hw_log

      *** Please don't use "hwinfo >some_log 2>&1" to store the output into a

      log file! ***

  hwinfo -all +ide

    - probe for ide drives only

  hwinfo +all -isapnp -floppy

    - probe for everything *except* isapnp and floppies

Some probing flags do not stand for complete modules but enable additional

features; e.g. "pci.range" or "cdrom.info".

Example:

  hwinfo -all +cdrom

  gives a list of all cdrom's

  hwinfo -all +cdrom.info

  additionally reads the iso9660 info

To get a list of all supported probing flags, call 'hwinfo -all'.

2. Environment variables/kernel cmdline parameters

==================================================

You can control the hardware probing using the environment variable

"hwprobe" and the kernel cmdline parameters "hwprobe" & "x11".

If "hwprobe" is set on the kernel cmdline, the environment variable

"hwprobe" is ignored. Otherwise, the meaning of both is exactly the same.

  x11

    - Controls the X server/X version to prefer. It is either "3" or "4" or the

      name of the X server/X server module to use (XF3: server name without

      the leading "XF86_", XF4: the server module name).

      Examples:

        x11=3

          o prefer XFree86 3.x over 4.x (if possible)

        x11=SVGA

          o use the XF86_SVGA server (*** Even if the server does not

            support the card! ***)

        x11=nv

          o use the XF4 nv_drv.o driver (*** Even if the module does not

            support the card! ***)

  hwprobe

    - Controls which probing flags should *always* be set/cleared. (These

      settings *cannot* be overridden by command line switches.)

      Examples:

        hwprobe=-isapnp

          o *never* do any isapnp probing

        hwprobe=-braille,-modem

          o don't look for braille displays & modems

    - Allows you to add and remove hardware from the probing results. In this case

      the syntax is (-: remove, +: add at end of list, : add at begin of

      list):

        hwprobe=[+-]::[:]

      ,  and  are device ids as used by libhd.

      See the output of hwinfo for examples. In connection with "-", you can use

      "*" as a placeholder that matches every id.

      Note:  is optional.

      Note2: you cannot usefully *add* hardware that needs more info than that

      given by the hwprobe entry. Disks & floppies are notable examples.

      (But you can *remove* them.)

      Here is a typical hwinfo output for a mouse, with the relevant ids

      underlined ( is the combined base_class & sub_class),

      [see 1st example below]:

        14: PS/2 00.0: 10500 PS/2 Mouse

                       ^^^^^ -->	

          [Created at mouse.110]

          Vendor: s0200 "Unknown"

                  ^^^^^  -->		

          Model: 0002 "Generic PS/2 Mouse"

                 ^^^^  -->		

          Device File: /dev/psaux

                       ^^^^^^^^^^ -->	

          Driver Info #0:

            XFree86 Protocol: ps/2

            GPM Protocol: ps2

          Attached to: #8 (PS/2 Controller)

      Examples:

        hwprobe=+10500:s200:2:/dev/psaux

          o add a ps/2 mouse [at the end of the hardware list]

        hwprobe=10500:s200:2:/dev/psaux

          o add a ps/2 mouse [at the start of the hardware list, so it

            is our default mouse]

        hwprobe=+10b00:s5001:0:/dev/ttyS0

          o add a braille display connected to /dev/ttyS0

        hwprobe=-10500:s200:2:/dev/psaux

          o remove ps/2 mice attached to /dev/psaux

        hwprobe=-10500:s200:2

          o remove all ps/2 mice

        hwprobe=-10500:*:*

          o remove all ps/2 mice

        hwprobe=-*:*:*:/dev/hdc

          o remove /dev/hdc

        hwprobe=+401:1274:5000

          o add an ensoniq sound card

      Grafics cards are are slightly trickier:

        hwprobe=+300:1014:b7

          o add a Fire GL1 card

            Note: this way you'll get a multihead config. You'll probably

            rather want the following example.

        hwprobe=-300:*:*,+300:1014:b7

          o remove all graphics cards; then add a Fire GL1 card

        hwprobe=+400:121a:1

          o add a 3fx voodoo card (Note the class "400", not "300"!)

    - for more ids, see "src/ids/names.*" and "src/ids/drivers.*"

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