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On 07/05/12 21:50, Simon Waters wrote: > On 07/05/12 21:04, paul sutton wrote: >> dmidecode, >> >> which lists stacks of hardware information for the computer, this could >> be very useful to people here who need help but are unsure what hardware >> they have. you need to be root or use sudo to run it. > I prefer "lshw" output. > > On most regular PCs "lshw" uses the DMI data (although can be told to > ignore it) so it is largely presenting similar information, but more > comprehensive and more comprehensible (which is probably more important > for most people). > > Simon > Maybe I can write something for the website that we can use to help us help new users or users with hardware issues, Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.ubuntu.com skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq