hwinfo
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.
Install hwinfo
emerge --ask sys-apps/hwinfo
Show all hardware information
hwinfo --all
Show a short hardware summary
hwinfo --short
List RAID metadata
hwinfo --listmd
Show hardware device map
hwinfo --map
Write hwinfo output to log file
hwinfo --log /var/log/hwinfo.og
Dump hardware information (mode 0)
hwinfo --dump 0
Dump hardware information (mode 1)
hwinfo --dump 1
Show system architecture information
hwinfo --arch
Show BIOS information
hwinfo --bios
Show block device information
hwinfo --block
Show Bluetooth device information
hwinfo --bluetooth
Show Braille device information
hwinfo --braille
Show bridge device information
hwinfo --bridge
Show camera information
hwinfo --camera
Show CD/DVD drive information
hwinfo --cdrom
Show chipcard reader information
hwinfo --chipcard
Show CPU information
hwinfo --cpu
Show disk information
hwinfo --disk
Show DSL device information
hwinfo --dsl
Show DVB device information
hwinfo --dvb
Show fingerprint reader information
hwinfo --fingerprint
Show floppy drive information
hwinfo --floppy
Show framebuffer information
hwinfo --framebuffer
Show graphics card information
hwinfo --gfxcard
Show USB hub information
hwinfo --hub
Show IDE device information
hwinfo --ide
Show ISA PnP device information
hwinfo --isapnp
Show ISDN device information
hwinfo --isdn
Show joystick information
hwinfo --joystick
Show keyboard information
hwinfo --keyboard
Show memory information
hwinfo --memory
Show MMC controller information
hwinfo --mmc-ctrl
Show modem information
hwinfo --modem
Show monitor information
hwinfo --monitor
Show mouse information
hwinfo --mouse
Show network card information
hwinfo --netcard
Show network interface information
hwinfo --network
Show NVMe device information
hwinfo --nvme
Show partition information
hwinfo --partition
Show PCI device information
hwinfo --pci
Show PCMCIA device information
hwinfo --pcmcia
Show PCMCIA controller information
hwinfo --pcmcia-ctrl
Show PPPoE device information
hwinfo --pppoe
Show printer information
hwinfo --printer
Show Redundant Array of Devices (redasd) information
hwinfo --redasd
Show absolutely all hardware information
hwinfo --reallyall
Show scanner information
hwinfo --scanner
Show SCSI device information
hwinfo --scsi
Show SMP (CPU topology) information
hwinfo --smp
Show sound card information
hwinfo --sound
Show storage controller information
hwinfo --storage-ctrl
Show system information
hwinfo --sys
Show tape drive information
hwinfo --tape
Show TV tuner information
hwinfo --tv
Show UML (User Mode Linux) information
hwinfo --uml
Show USB device information
hwinfo --usb
Show USB controller information
hwinfo --usb-ctrl
Show VBE (VESA BIOS Extensions) information
hwinfo --vbe
Show WLAN device information
hwinfo --wlan
Show Xen virtualization information
hwinfo --xen
Show ZIP drive information
hwinfo --zip
Show disk information
hwinfo --disk
Show short summary of block devices
hwinfo --short --block
Show information for a specific disk
hwinfo --disk --only /dev/sdb
Save disk configuration
hwinfo --disk --save-config=all
Show monitor information (typo command)
hwiinfo --monitor
Show short monitor summary
hwinfo --monitor --short
Show BIOS information
hwinfo --bios