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hardware configurations where?
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| bingster 2004-11-17, 5:51 pm |
| Not quite familiar with hardware. Just know it's a dell box running Red
Hat Linux 9. Linux 2.4.20-8smp #1 SMP Thu Mar 13 17:45:54 EST 2003 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux. It needs to be upgraded.
Where can I find the following hardware configurations? Are they stored
in any files, or what command can show the configurations?
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hard drive(s): type, label, size.
CD-ROM: interface type; ex: SCSI, IDE(ATAPI)
network card: make and model number; ex: Tulip, 3COM 3C590
mouse: type, protocol, and number of buttons; ex: generic 3 button PS/2
mouse, MouseMan 2 button serial mouse
monitor: make, model, and manufacturer specifications; ex: Optiquest
Q53, ViewSonic G773
video card: make, model number and size of VRAM; ex: Creative Labs
Graphics Blaster 3D, 8MB
sound card: make, chipset and model number; ex: S3 SonicVibes, Sound
Blaster 32/64 AWE
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I would appreciate any help,
Bing
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| Lew Pitcher 2004-11-17, 5:51 pm |
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bingster wrote:
> Not quite familiar with hardware. Just know it's a dell box running Red
> Hat Linux 9. Linux 2.4.20-8smp #1 SMP Thu Mar 13 17:45:54 EST 2003 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux. It needs to be upgraded.
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> Where can I find the following hardware configurations? Are they stored
> in any files, or what command can show the configurations?
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> hard drive(s): type, label, size.
Usually on a label on the top of the hard drive.
Can sometimes be retrieved via software; try hdparm(8)
> CD-ROM: interface type; ex: SCSI, IDE(ATAPI)
Usually on a label on the top of the hard drive.
Can sometimes be retrieved via software; try hdparm(8)
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> network card: make and model number; ex: Tulip, 3COM 3C590
Usually silkscreen printed onto the circuit board.
Can sometimes be retrieved via software; try lspci(8)
> mouse: type, protocol, and number of buttons; ex: generic 3 button PS/2
> mouse, MouseMan 2 button serial mouse
Usually on a label on the underside of the mouse
> monitor: make, model, and manufacturer specifications; ex: Optiquest
> Q53, ViewSonic G773
Usually on a label on the backside of the monitor
> video card: make, model number and size of VRAM; ex: Creative Labs
> Graphics Blaster 3D, 8MB
Usually silkscreen printed onto the circuit board.
Can sometimes be retrieved via software; try lspci(8)
> sound card: make, chipset and model number; ex: S3 SonicVibes, Sound
> Blaster 32/64 AWE
Usually silkscreen printed onto the circuit board.
Can sometimes be retrieved via software; try lspci(8)
> ===========
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> I would appreciate any help,
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> Bing
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Lew Pitcher, IT Consultant, Enterprise Data Systems
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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| Paul Black 2004-11-17, 5:51 pm |
| bingster wrote:
> Not quite familiar with hardware. Just know it's a dell box running Red
> Hat Linux 9. Linux 2.4.20-8smp #1 SMP Thu Mar 13 17:45:54 EST 2003 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux. It needs to be upgraded.
>
> Where can I find the following hardware configurations? Are they stored
> in any files, or what command can show the configurations?
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> ============
> hard drive(s): type, label, size.
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> CD-ROM: interface type; ex: SCSI, IDE(ATAPI)
/var/log/dmesg should have much of this info.
Also look under
/proc/ide
/proc/scsi
> network card: make and model number; ex: Tulip, 3COM 3C590
lspci should help
> mouse: type, protocol, and number of buttons; ex: generic 3 button PS/2
> mouse, MouseMan 2 button serial mouse
Easiest to pick it up and look at it.
> monitor: make, model, and manufacturer specifications; ex: Optiquest
> Q53, ViewSonic G773
Ditto.
> video card: make, model number and size of VRAM; ex: Creative Labs
> Graphics Blaster 3D, 8MB
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> sound card: make, chipset and model number; ex: S3 SonicVibes, Sound
> Blaster 32/64 AWE
ispci should help again.
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Paul Black mailto:paul.black@oxsemi.com
Oxford Semiconductor Ltd http://www.oxsemi.com
25 Milton Park, Abingdon, Tel: +44 (0) 1235 824 909
Oxfordshire. OX14 4SH Fax: +44 (0) 1235 821 141
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| bingster 2004-11-17, 5:51 pm |
| Thanks all who replied. It's very nice to learn new things every day.
Bing
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