Resolved: this is not a hwinfo issue. When redirecting the output of hwinfo to a text file all information is correct. This appears to be an issue with the gnome-terminal.
-- hwinfo 13.35-1 output gibberish https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149136 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs