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Linux hardware compatibility databases.

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http://www.linux-drivers.org/

  Links for various databases.

https://h-node.org/

  Hardware database of devices that work with a fully free operating system.

http://linux-sound.org/hardware.html

  Audio interfaces for Linux.

http://openbenchmarking.org/

  Public result database from Phoronix Test Suite for Linux.

Distros list of supported hardware:

https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/

  How to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware.

https://en.opensuse.org/Hardware

  OpenSuse.

https://hardware.redhat.com/

  RedHat.

List of supported video / graphics card / chipset card by Xorg:

http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/Projects/Drivers/

  graphics card / chipset

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/

  Reports on running Linux on notebook or laptop computers.

http://tuxmobil.org/

  Laptop/mobile support.

Printers:

http://www.openprinting.org/printers

  List of printers.

http://www.openprinting.org/drivers

  List of drivers.

LAN:

http://linux-wless.passys.nl/

  Linux wireless LAN support.

List hardware under Linux.

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Command line:

``dmesg``

  Messages about detecting new hardware.

``lshal -m``

  monitor for hardware changes

``lspci``

  All PCI devices.

``lspci -vvv``

  All PCI devices. Very verbose output.

``sudo lspci -vvvnn``

  All PCI devices. Very verbose output with vendor and device codes as both numbers and names.

``hwinfo --short``

  Overview of all hardware, as well as more detailed info.

``lshw``

  Another program for listing hardware.

``lshw -html | w3m -T text/html``

  Lists hardware with HTML output in the w3m web browser.

``uptime``

  Current time elapsed since last reboot, users, and load average.

``lsusb``

  USB buses and attached devices.

``lsusb -vvv``

  USB buses and attached devices. Very verbose output.

GUI: ``hardinfo``, ``lshw-gtk``.

List hardware under Windows.

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``%WINDIR%\system32\msinfo32.exe``

  msinfo32

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

  cpu-z

``%WINDIR%\system32\dxdiag.exe``

  DirectX Diagnostic Tool

``%WINDIR%\system32\devmgmt.msc /s``

  Device Manager

https://www.hwinfo.com/

  In-depth Hardware Information for Windows.

List processors.

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``cat /proc/cpuinfo``

  All processors, clock speeds, flags, and more.

``watch -d grep MHz /proc/cpuinfo``

  CPU MHz speed monitor.

``cat /proc/loadavg``

  Processor load average for the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes.

``top``

  Press C key to sort processes by CPU usage.

``sudo powertop``

  CPU usage by processes, idle/freq/dev stats

List memory.

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``free``

  Total, used, and free memory.

``free -m``

  Total, used, and free memory shown in MB.

``cat /proc/meminfo``

  Amount of RAM and swap, and how much is being used for what.

``top``

  Real-time memory consumption. Press M key to sort processes by memory usage.

::

  $ cat /proc/meminfo

  $ sudo lshw -class memory

  $ sudo lshw -short -C memory

  $ sudo dmidecode --type memory

  $ sudo apt-get install i2c-tools

  $ sudo modprobe eeprom

  $ sudo decode-dimms

  $ read-edid

Graphics card/GPU/DRM.

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``glxinfo``

  Details about OpenGL, the Xserver, and your graphics card.

``glxinfo | grep direct``

  Do you have direct 3d rendering?

``glxinfo | grep vendor``

  Graphics card vendor.

``lspci | grep VGA``

  Specific graphics card model.

``glxgears``

  A simple 3d benchmark, prints frame rate to the terminal.

``xrandr``

  Supported display resolutions.

``xdpyinfo``

  Utility for displaying information about an X server, monitor DPI, resolutions, etc.

``xvinfo``

  Print out X-Video extension adaptor information.

``xdriinfo``

  Query configuration information of DRI drivers.

``GPU-z`` may be used under Windows.

Nvidia cards.

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What cards present on system and what monitors managed by card::

  $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings

  $ nvidia-settings

Memory usage, GPU utilization and temperature for Nvidia cards::

  $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-smi

  $ nvidia-smi

https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/

  Open source drivers for GeForce cards.

Intel cards.

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  $ sudo apt-get install intel-gpu-tools

Show ``top`` like statistics::

  $ intel_gpu_top

Show GPU usage like ``time`` command::

  $ intel_gpu_time $CMD

AMD/Radeon cards.

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For ``fglrx`` driver::

  $ aticonfig --odgc --odgt

Audio.

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``lspci | grep Audio``

  Audio controller.

``aplay --list-devices``

  More audio device information.

Software versions.

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``cat /etc/issue``

  Current distribution and version.

``apt-cache showpkg packagename``

  Packagename’s version and dependencies.

``uname -r``

  Linux kernel version.

``uname -a``

  All kernel details.

Networking.

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``lspci | grep Ethernet``

  Ethernet controllers.

``lshw -class network``

  Hardware capabilities of network devices.

``sudo ethtool eth0``

  Hardware capabilities of network device.

``ethtool -i eth0``

  Driver info.

``ip link show``

  List of netword devices and MAC addresses.

``ip addr show``

  List of netword devices, assigned IP addresses and MAC addresses.

``ifconfig``

  Networking interfaces, IP addresses, and more.

Hard disks.

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``df -H``

  Partitions, as well as their mount-points and usage in GB.

``sudo fdisk -l``

  All partitions, their device names, and positions on disk.

``hwinfo --disk`` or  ``lshw -class disk``

  Disk hardware info.

``smartctl``

  Show S.M.A.R.T. reports about disk heals.

Fan/temperature/voltage.

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Detect available sensors::

  $ sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

  $ sudo sensors-detect

Load corresponding kernel module, like::

  $ sudo modprobe coretemp

Check output::

  $ sudo sensors

``sensors`` uses ``/sys/class/hwmon/*`` hierarchy.

HDD temperature through SMART::

  $ sudo hddtemp /dev/sd?

BIOS info.

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Human readable string with BIOS.motheboard names::

  $ dd if=/dev/mem bs=64k skip=15 count=1 | strings

Find out virtualization type

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  $ sudo apt-get install virt-what

  $ virt-what

  $ sudo apt-get install imvirt

  $ imvirt

  $ dmidecode -s system-product-name