[School-GNU-Linux] Getting Hardware Information in GNU/Linux

Open a root terminal and issue the following commands

CPU Information
---------------------

cat /proc/cpuinfo


Memory Infromation
--------------------------

free -m

(it will show the approximate amount of total memory in MB. )

If you want details like how many memory cards are there in the system and
exact amount of memory installed, use the command

dmidecode -t 17 | less

use up and down arrows to scroll, q to quit.


Harddisk Capacity
------------------------

fdisk -l


Video Card
--------------

lspci | grep VGA

Audio Controller
--------------------

lspci | grep Audio

Internal Modem
--------------------

lspci | grep Modem

Or download the package from
http://132.68.73.235/linmodems/packages/scanModem.gz
open a terminal and  extract the file with
gunzip scanModem.gz
change the permission to executable
chmod +x scanModem
Execute the command
./scanModem

Network Controller
--------------------------

lspci | grep Ether

Wireless Network Controller
------------------------------------

lspci | grep Network


All other Internal PCI Cards
-----------------------------------

lspci | less


Also please check the site
http://www.secguru.com/article/finding_hardware_details_your_linux_machine_without_using_screw_driver

for advanced information


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