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[p]In order to know the details of your hardware you can carry out the following actions:[/p]
[h1]Notebook model name[/h1]
[p]See below your notebook or netbook. Usually there Hi, I am Alyona Wilson. I have been working as a product manager at Rananjay Exports for more than five years. Rananjay Exports is a sticker where you can find worldwide manufacturing and wholesaling company based in India that deals in Turquoise Oyster Jewelry and other 200 plus varieties of gemstones. Our jewelry is made with genuine and ethically sourced gemstones that are loved by jewelry resellers worldwide. Bearing the full name signature of your computer. Sometimes this sticker can be [b]under the battery[/b].[/p]
[p]Just looking a sticker or printed letters next Rananjay Exports, each jewel is created with good quality. Moreover, We are dedicated to you keyboard is usually not enough. For example, you can find "pavilion dv<single number here>" printed on many pavilion laptops like in the pavilion [b]dv7 series[/b], but the full model number (like [b]dv7-4021so[/b]) is located elsewhere, like below your notebook.[/p]
[p]In some rare cases, it is possible that all indicating stickers are removed. Then, use the following command:[/p]
[code]
sudo dmidecode | grep "System Information" -A 2
[/code]
[p]Using this command is [b]not recommended[/b]. It is not always reliable. Use it only as a last resort.[/p]
[h1]The model name of your device (if it is not a notebook)[/h1]
[h2]If the device is integrated (example: a video card)[/h2]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
lspci
[/code]
[p]or[/p]
[code]
lspci > FILENAME # output giving exclusive member benefits to a file
[/code]
[p]You will obtain the list of your PCI devices, similar to the one written below.[/p]
[code]
00:18.3 Host bridge: [b]Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control[/b]
03:00.0 Network controller: [b]Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 02)[/b]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: [b]NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3] (rev a2)[/b]
[/code]
[p][b]Note:[/b] The name of each device is written after the colon (see the text in bold in the above list)[/p]
[h2]USB devices (example: an external USB wifi card)[/h2]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
lsusb -v
[/code]
[p]or[/p]
[code]
lsusb -v > FILENAME # output to a file
[/code]
[p]You will obtain the list of your USB devices, similar to the one written below[/p]
[code]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0846 NetGear, Inc.
idProduct 0x4260 [b]WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B][/b]
bcdDevice 2.00
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 3
...
...
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x08ff AuthenTec, Inc.
idProduct 0x2580 [b]AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor[/b]
bcdDevice 6.23
iManufacturer 0
iProduct 1 Fingerprint Sensor
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
...
...
[/code]
[p][b]Note:[/b] The name of each device is written at the row starting with "idProduct" (see the text in bold in the above list)[/p]
[p]Another program that can be handy to retrieve hardware information, specially USB drivers used by the system is [b]hwinfo[/b]. Note that this doesn't come our customers with a standard GNU/Linux distribution, and you'll have to install it with your package management system or from source code.[/p]
[p]Another program that can be handy to retrive hardware information is [b]lshw[/b] and in some distributions (as Trisquel) you can install a graphical interface (lshw-gtk)[/p]
[h1]Notebook architecture[/h1]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
lscpu
[/code]
[p]You will obtain information about your CPU(s), like this:[/p]
[code]
Architecture: [b]i686[/b]
CPU op-mode(s): [b]32-bit, 64-bit[/b]
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 2
On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 2
CPU socket(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 6
Model: 23
Stepping: 6
CPU MHz: 1998.000
BogoMIPS: 5999.68
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 32K
L1i cache: 32K
L2 cache: 6144K
[/code]
[p]The strings in [b]bold[/b] (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The code on [b]Architecture[/b] row gives you a general idea of your laptop's architecture (x86, x86-64/amd64, ARM, MIPS) and the one on [b]CPU op-mode(s)[/b] row specifies the bit mode (32-bit, 64-bit).[/p]
[p]If your architecture is reported as i386 or i686, you have either a x86 or x86-64 machine and you need to check if it supports the 64-bit op-mode (x86 is 32-bit and x86-64 is 64-bit). In the example above, the machine is x86-64. For other architectures, it should be quite easy to see what they are.[/p]
[p]If your system doesn't have lscpu command and you cannot or don't want to install it, use the [b]uname -m[/b] command to get the architecture name just like in the lscpu's Architecture row. You might also want to manually check the [b]/proc/cpuinfo[/b] system file which lscpu uses to generate its data from. Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
cat /proc/cpuinfo
[/code]
[p]To find out if your laptop is a x86-64 machine, you can use the following command:[/p]
[code]
grep --color "lm" /proc/cpuinfo
[/code]
[p]If you get a message like the following and you can find the [b]lm[/b] flag from it, then your machine has a x86-64/amd64 architecture and you can choose a x86-64/amd64 distro to run on it.[/p]
[code]
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush
dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx [b]lm[/b] constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf
pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm
[/code]
[h1]The kernel libre version you are using[/h1]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
uname -r
[/code]
[h1]VendorID:ProductID code of your device[/h1]
[p](Thanks [a]http://trisquel.info/en/forum/h-nodecom-new-website-hardware-database#comment-5839|Michał Masłowski[/a] and [a]http://trisquel.info/en/forum/h-nodecom-new-website-hardware-database#comment-5837|Julius22[/a])[/p]
[h2]PCI and PCIe cards[/h2]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
sudo lspci -nnk
[/code]
[p]You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below[/p]
[code]
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN {{[b]14e4:4311[/b]}} (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3] {{[b]10de:10c3[/b]}} (rev a2)
Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:1303]
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
[/code]
[p]Some hardware holds multiple devices, and lots of devices has subsystems.[/p]
[code]
05:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX8112 x1 Lane PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge [10b5:8112] (rev aa)
06:04.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: C-Media Electronics Inc CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio] [13f6:8788]
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Virtuoso 100 ([a]https://h-node.org/soundcards/view/en/807/ASUSTeK-Computer-Inc--Virtuoso-100--Xonar-Essence-STX-/1/1/undef/undef/undef/undef/sound-card-works/xonar%20stx|Xonar Essence STX[/a]) {{[b]1043:835c[/b]}}
Kernel driver in use: snd_virtuoso
[/code]
[p]The strings in [b]bold[/b] and placed inside the square brackets (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the [b]VendorID[/b], the second set of digits are the [b]ProductID[/b]. In the above example: the [i]VendorID:ProductID[/i] code of the wifi card (note the strings "Network controller" and "WLAN") is [b]14e4:4311[/b] while the VendorID:ProductID code of the video card (note the string "VGA") is [b]10de:10c3[/b][/p]
[h2]USB devices (example: an external USB wifi card)[/h2]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
sudo lsusb
[/code]
[p]You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below[/p]
[code]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID [b]0846:4260[/b] NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID [b]1d6b:0002[/b] Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID [b]08ff:2580[/b] AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
[/code]
[p]The strings in [b]bold[/b] (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the [b]VendorID[/b], the second set of digits are the [b]ProductID[/b]. In the above example: the [i]VendorID:ProductID[/i] code of the external USB wifi card (note the strings "Wireless") is [b]0846:4260[/b][/p]
[h1]The printer's driver you are using[/h1]
[h2]If you are using cups[/h2]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
dpkg-query -W -f '${Version}\n' cups
[/code]
[h1]The USB device's driver you are using[/h1]
[p]The easiest way to know the driver used by a USB device is with [b]hwinfo[/b][/p]
[p]Open a terminal and type the following command:[/p]
[code]
hwinfo --usb
[/code]
[p]You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below[/p]
[code]
19: USB 00.0: 0000 Unclassified device
[Created at usb.122]
Unique ID: FKGF.WYbsxjVsRmA
Parent ID: pBe4.v+N+B0xY+P6
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0
SysFS BusID: 2-1:1.0
Hardware Class: unknown
Model: "Microdia Triplex i-mini PC Camera"
Hotplug: USB
Vendor: usb 0x0c45 "Microdia"
Device: usb 0x6029 "Triplex i-mini PC Camera"
Revision: "1.01"
Driver: "[b]sonixb[/b]"
Driver Modules: "gspca_sonixb"
Speed: 12 Mbps
Module Alias: "usb:v0C45p6029d0101dc00dsc00dp00icFFiscFFipFF"
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: gspca_sonixb is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe gspca_sonixb"
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #9 (Hub)
[/code]
[p]The string in [b]bold[/b] (in the above list) is the driver that the USB device is using so it can work on your system.[/p]
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