Re: How do I know debian has detected all my hardware?

[Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>]

> Hello Amit,
> 	i could try to install a package called lshw (apt-get install lshw).
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>        lshw  is  a small tool to extract detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine. It can report
>        exact memory configuration, firmware version, mainboard configuration, CPU version and speed, cache configuration,
>        bus speed, etc. on DMI-capable x86 or IA-64 systems and on some PowerPC machines (PowerMac G4 is known to work).
> 

Thank you for the suggestion. This is definitely the tool that I was looking for!

I am still curious, however, if this actually shows all my hardware? I guess the best comparison would be to Windows Device Manager where it shows you all hardware associated with your system and a "question mark" on those that it does not have drivers for.

Thanks.

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Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>