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aldube Xandrosianschwing
Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 2332 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: Useful info when posting hardware problems: |
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Detailed information can help in solving hardware problems; just post information that is relevent to your hardware, as not all of it is required...
Open Appliations -> System -> Console and type in these commands as needed to in identifying the problem:
If it's a USB device:
# lsusb
If it's part from inside your computer:
# lspci
To list the drivers loaded:
# lsmod
To list just pci drivers loaded:
# pcimodules
And as a dead last resort the following command will display system information:
# dmesg
Please use dmesg info sparringly, as it's not always necessary. _________________ Linux simply works for me...
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jimallyn Site Admin

Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 8195 Location: Wenatchee, Washington, USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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A typo, I think: I assume you mean "dmesg" rather than "demesg"?
Jim _________________ I refuse to live in a country like this - and I'm not leaving. - Michael Moore |
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aldube Xandrosianschwing
Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 2332 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Got it; those typos have a way of sneaking in there...  _________________ Linux simply works for me...
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XandrosAdminAJ Site Admin

Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 3580 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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I have made this a sticky. We should have had this years ago. Thanks!! _________________ War doesn't determine who's right - only who's left. |
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aldube Xandrosianschwing
Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 2332 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: |
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There's supposedly other Linux troubleshooting commands (lshal, lshw, etc...), but Xandros 4 only supports the ones I've posted at the top even as regular non-root user.  _________________ Linux simply works for me...
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