On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:57:09 -0500 Stan Hoeppner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Celejar put forth on 4/4/2010 11:53 AM: > > > $ apt-cache show lshw > > > > ... > > > > Description: information about hardware configuration > > A small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware > > configuration of the machine. It can report exact memory > > configuration, firmware version, mainboard configuration, CPU version > > and speed, cache configuration, bus speed, etc. on DMI-capable x86 > > systems, on some PowerPC machines (PowerMac G4 is known to work) and AMD64. > > . > > Information can be output in plain text, HTML or XML. > > Other than html or xml output, what advantage does lshw have over dmidecode? > Both programs are reading the same data structures aren't they? Not a clue - I've just been in the habit of using lshw (although I don't use it all that often). I'll have to look into dmidecode. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
