man hwinfo (Administration système) - probe for hardware

NAME

hwinfo - probe for hardware

hwinfo [ options ]

hwinfo is used to probe for the hardware present in the system.

--debug level: The debug info is shown only in the log file. If you specify a log file, the debug level is implicity set to a reasonable value.
--dump-db n: Dump hardware database, n is either 0 for the external database, or 1 for the interlan database.
--help: Print a usage and exit.
--log logfile: Write info to logfile.
--short: Print a short listing.
--<hwitem>: Probe for the particular hardware item. Available hardware items are: cdrom, floppy, disk, network, gfxcard, framebuffer, monitor, camera, storage-ctrl, netcard, printer, tv, dvb, scanner, braille, sys, bios, cpu, partition, usb-ctrl, usb, pci, isapnp, ide, scsi, bridge, hub, memory, smp, pppoe, all and reallyall.

Not all hardware can be detected.