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== Introduction ==
== Intro ==


[https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe Hw-probe] is a tool to check operability of hardware devices on board, collect system logs and contribute to the [https://linux-hardware.org/?distro=Fedora Fedora hardware database] and the [https://github.com/linuxhw/HWInfo List of devices with poor Linux-compatibility].
The Fedora [https://linux-hardware.org/?d=Fedora Hardware Database] is automatically created based on hardware probes collected by [https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/hw-probe hw-probe RPM package] or by [https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.linux_hardware.hw-probe this flatpak].
 
It is a part of the global [https://linux-hardware.org/?d=All Linux Hardware Database], the successor of [[Smolt]] project.


== Installation ==
== Installation ==

Revision as of 05:15, 13 August 2019

Intro

The Fedora Hardware Database is automatically created based on hardware probes collected by hw-probe RPM package or by this flatpak.

It is a part of the global Linux Hardware Database, the successor of Smolt project.

Installation

Install a package:

# dnf install hw-probe

Usage

Make a probe:

# sudo hw-probe -all -upload

Decode ACPI tables (requires acpica package):

# sudo hw-probe -all -upload -decode-acpi

Perform simple graphics tests (requires mesa-demos package):

# sudo hw-probe -all -upload -check

Import created probes to a local directory:

# sudo hw-probe -import DIR