Redhat uses a package called Kudzu. It keeps a database of installed hardware and scans on boot for hardware changes. I find it quite helpful when I forget what type of card is installed.
--- Joris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Joris, > > > > Thanks for the lead. It's always nice to have some hardware > > detection. Does it build a database so that when new hardware is > > installed, it opens a dialog for you to configure it during the boot > > process? > > I don't think so, I've never used it myself. As a student, I rarely buy > new hardware ;-) > > [1] deb http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix ./ > > > The discover is a frontend for hardware detection tools, and you > > mentioned one for the mouse (mdetect) and one for the monitor > > (read-edid). Are there backends for other kinds of hardware, such as > > scsi or a NIC? > > you could try knopper's packages[1], but naturally they're all very much > geared towards the knoppix boot process > > > Discover can be set up to make the boot process aware of hardware and > > ensure the necessary modules are loaded. Is this meant as a backup in > > case module.conf fails to do its job? > > dunno, I always compile everything the machine can use in the kernel. > besides, I trust the modutils package more than discover :-) > > > Discover has a friend, which is "discover-data." That seems to be a > > database for common hardware, again to ensure drivers are properly > > loaded. Do you feel it is really necessary or useful? > > not really. I rather recognise my hardware by looking at it :-) > > greetz, > > -- > Joris > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
