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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+================
+ List hardware.
+================
+.. contents::
+
+List hardware under Linux.
+==========================
+
+ ``dmesg``
+ Messages about detecting new hardware.
+ ``lshal -m``
+ monitor for hardware changes
+ ``lspci``
+ All PCI devices.
+ ``lspci -vvv``
+ All PCI devices. Very verbose output.
+ ``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.
+
+List hardware under Windows.
+============================
+
+ ``%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
+
+List memory.
+============
+
+ ``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 -short -C memory
+ $ sudo dmidecode --type memory
+
+ $ sudo apt-get install i2c-tools
+ $ sudo modprobe eeprom
+ $ sudo decode-dimms
+
+ $ read-edid
+
+Graphics card.
+==============
+
+ ``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.
+ ``xvinfo``
+ Print out X-Video extension adaptor information.
+ ``xdriinfo``
+ Query configuration information of DRI drivers.
+
+Audio.
+======
+
+ ``lspci | grep Audio``
+ Audio controller.
+ ``aplay --list-devices``
+ More audio device information.
+
+Software versions.
+==================
+
+ ``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.
+===========
+
+ ``lspci | grep Ethernet``
+ Ethernet controllers.
+ ``ip addr show``
+ List of netword devices, assigned IP addresses and MAC addresses.
+ ``ifconfig``
+ Networking interfaces, IP addresses, and more.
+
+Processor.
+==========
+
+ ``cat /proc/cpuinfo``
+ All processors, clock speeds, flags, and more.
+ ``cat /proc/loadavg``
+ Processor load average for the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
+ ``top``
+ Press C key to sort processes by CPU usage.
+
+Hard disks.
+===========
+
+ ``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.
+
+BIOS info.
+==========
+
+Human readable string with BIOS.motheboard names::
+
+ $ dd if=/dev/mem bs=64k skip=15 count=1 | strings
+