Re: Why no lspci on install disk?
On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 10:07:01PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Friday 02 December 2005 21:57, Ross Boylan wrote:
> > The etch beta1 netinst CD doesn't seem to have lspci on it, though the
> > installation reports ask for its output.
>
> The assumption is that you will end up with an installed system and be
> able to run lspci on that or that you have an old installation you can
> run lspci on.
> If the installation fails, one option is to use a live CD like Knoppix to
> get the info.
>
> > Have I missed something, or is this a bug (or feature)?
>
> It's a current feature we'd like to change at some point (and IIRC there
> is an open wishlist bug report for an lspci udeb).
In the meantime, the information is hidden in /proc/pci and
/proc/bus/pci/devices (altough less obviously so). I still think a lspci udev
would come in handy to debug some missing modules problems that come up, but
as said, there is a workaround.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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