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?

============
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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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?
>
> ============
> 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)

>
> 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)


> ===========
>
> I would appreciate any help,
>
> 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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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?
>
> ============
> hard drive(s): type, label, size.
>
> 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
>
> sound card: make, chipset and model number; ex: S3 SonicVibes, Sound
> Blaster 32/64 AWE

ispci should help again.


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Thanks all who replied.  It's very nice to learn new things every day.

Bing

Paul Black wrote:

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> /var/log/dmesg should have much of this info.
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> Also look under
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> /proc/scsi
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> lspci should help
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> Ditto.
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> ispci should help again.
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