Re: How do I know debian has detected all my hardware?
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On 09/25/07 12:52, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
>> 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?
Because hardware will identify itself at boot time.
Linux might not be able to use it, but "it" knows that the h/w is there.
> 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.
How do you know that the Windows DM is showing you everything?
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