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HWINFO(8)		     System configuration		     HWINFO(8)

NAME
       hwinfo - probe for hardware

SYNOPSIS
       hwinfo [ options ]

DESCRIPTION
       hwinfo  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.

BUGS
       Not all hardware can be detected.

AUTHOR
       Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@suse.de> - hwinfo
       Michal Svec <msvec@suse.cz> - manual page

SEE ALSO
       discover(8).

hwinfo				 January 2003			     HWINFO(8)
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