LinuxQuestions.org
Share your knowledge at the LQ Wiki.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware
User Name
Password
Linux - Hardware This forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 09-09-2004, 03:31 AM   #1
theonebeyond
Member
 
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Germany
Distribution: Slackware 10.0
Posts: 258

Rep: Reputation: 30
How to determine my HW by SW


Hi there!

I'd liek to know, if there is a way to determine my Hardware through a programm or some generated configfile or something similar. So, is there a way to get true information about my HW?

Thanks, Greetings, Sascha
 
Old 09-09-2004, 03:48 AM   #2
bathory
LQ Guru
 
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Piraeus
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 13,163
Blog Entries: 1

Rep: Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032Reputation: 2032
lspci -v for the PCI devices.
For more info man lspci
Also under /proc there are useful info about your HW. So you can for example: cat /proc/cpuinfo to find out info about your CPU.
 
Old 09-09-2004, 04:00 AM   #3
theonebeyond
Member
 
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Germany
Distribution: Slackware 10.0
Posts: 258

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 30
Cool! Thanks a lot!

Exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks, Sascha
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Determine HD Capacity... BFEINZIMER Linux - Hardware 2 09-29-2005 10:46 PM
How to determine protocols paleogryph Linux - Networking 1 07-08-2005 07:36 AM
So how do you determine firmware... code-frog Linux - Wireless Networking 1 09-04-2004 08:26 PM
How to determine performance? BroX Linux - General 1 02-09-2004 04:59 AM
Determine Computer name lel800 Linux - Networking 5 01-26-2004 05:02 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:01 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration