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Import created probes to a local directory:
Import created probes to a local directory:


  # sudo hw-probe -import DIR
  # sudo hw-probe -import ./Directory_to_save_index


== Privacy ==
Private info is not collected. See [https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe#privacy privacy notes].


[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Hardware]]

Revision as of 05:39, 13 August 2019

About

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.

Install

# 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 ./Directory_to_save_index

Privacy

Private info is not collected. See privacy notes.