Getting hardware information from Linux to help Forum Helpers

[KGIII]

Multiple sources and resources are such a linux strength.

It has been pretty static for a while now, unfortunately.

Or, fortunately.... It still works just fine (though the benchmarks will make you chuckle).

I guess you could think of it as 'feature complete'. I'm lazy, but I'm pretty sure I covered that in my article. I could look, but man that was written a seemingly long time ago. LOL

Speaking of which... I need to do tomorrow's article.

 

[ghostanon]

Do you plan on having any Debian based versions?

 

[Gloster]

I did not read all, perhaps a repetition :

 sudo lshw -html > ~/System.html

 

[The Duck]

From another forum.

sudo inxi -Fxrzc0 -v6

 

[Brickwizard]

sudo inxi -FxrzcO -v6

dosnt look right to me.

ok so had another look F=full x- extras , R raid devices if fitted, z=filter c=CPU D = disc/drives, -v6 is verbose 6 which is the same as "p" partition information

all of which you get with Fxz [with the possible exception of raid]

 

[KGIII]

I seldom need more information than is provided by inxi -v 5, which is short and easy to remember.

You can increase and decrease that number. The lower the number, the less information. The man page describes the various choices but 5 is pretty much anything I'm going to need from someone.

 

[The Duck]

From another forum.

sudo inxi -Fxrzc0 -v6

dosnt look right to me.

ok so had another look F=full x- extras , R raid devices if fitted, z=filter c=CPU D = disc/drives, -v6 is verbose 6 which is the same as "p" partition information

all of which you get with Fxz [with the possible exception of raid]

I found it years ago,
It used to work or I wouldn't have saved it.
Doesn't seem to work on modern Linux distos.
I have no idea why.

I may delete the post. (Nope)


Update November 3rd 2025
I have corrected the human error.

 

[bob466]

I wasn't even using Linux when this Thread was created.

 

[The Duck]

I wasn't even using Linux when this Thread was created. View attachment 24658

I had just started using Linux when this thread was started.

 

[MikeWalsh]

I had just started using Linux when this thread was started.

I started about 3 months later.....in April of that year. Haven't looked back since!

Mike.

 

[Fanboi]

Which thread? It looks like several were merged into this chimera...

But going by the first OP date, 2014, I'd been Linux about few years.

Therefore I get to say:

I used Linux before it was cool

(sorry, I had to)

 

[MikeRocor]

Which thread? It looks like several were merged into this chimera...

But going by the first OP date, 2014, I'd been Linux about few years.

Therefore I get to say:

(sorry, I had to)

It was always cool - just cool to a slightly different audience.

 

[bob466]

I had just started using Linux when this thread was started.

I started looking at Linux in 2012 when big brother m$ was trying to force me to move to windoze 10 from 7.

In 2015 I moved to Linux permanently and never looked back...stupid me shouldn't have waited that long.

 

[The Duck]

From another forum.

sudo inxi -Fxrzc0 -v6

dosnt look right to me.

ok so had another look F=full x- extras , R raid devices if fitted, z=filter c=CPU D = disc/drives, -v6 is verbose 6 which is the same as "p" partition information

all of which you get with Fxz [with the possible exception of raid]

I found it years ago,
It used to work or I wouldn't have saved it.
Doesn't seem to work on modern Linux distos.
I have no idea why.

I may delete the post.

Okay I have corrected my error so now this command works.

sudo inxi -Fxrzc0 -v6

Here's the proof.

Spoiler

lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo inxi -Fxrzc0 -v6
[sudo] password for lubuntu: 
System:
  Kernel: 6.8.0-87-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0
  Desktop: LXQt v: 1.4.0 tk: Qt v: 5.15.12 wm: Openbox dm: SDDM
    Distro: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: 500-054 v: N/A
    serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 3 serial: N/A
  Mobo: MSI model: 2AE0 v: 1.0 serial: N/A part-nu: H5P74AAR#ABA
    uuid: d6e0ea83-4d96-26dd-f649-417979116901 BIOS: AMI v: 80.34
    date: 06/13/2013
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 16 GiB available: 14.82 GiB used: 1.81 GiB (12.2%)
  Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 4 modules: 4 EC: None
    max-module-size: 8 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Channel-A DIMM 1 type: DDR3 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s
    volts: N/A manufacturer: Ramaxel part-no: RMR5040MM58F9F1600
  Device-2: Channel-A DIMM 2 type: DDR3 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s
    volts: N/A manufacturer: Ramaxel part-no: RMR5040MM58F9F1600                          
  Device-3: Channel-B DIMM 3 type: DDR3 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s                      
    volts: N/A manufacturer: Ramaxel part-no: RMR5040MM58F9F1600                          
  Device-4: Channel-B DIMM 4 type: DDR3 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s                      
    volts: N/A manufacturer: Ramaxel part-no: RMR5040MM58F9F1600                          
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics bits: 64
    type: MT MCP arch: Piledriver rev: 1 cache: L1: 192 KiB L2: 4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1400 min/max: 1400/3200 boost: enabled cores: 1: 1400
    2: 1400 3: 1400 4: 1400 bogomips: 25549
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Trinity [Radeon HD 7560D] vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: radeon v: kernel arch: TeraScale-3 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: DP-1,DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 00:01.0 chip-ID: 1002:9904
  Display: server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 driver: X: loaded: radeon
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1024x768 s-dpi: 96
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA-0 model: HP Compaq WF1907 res: 1024x768
    dpi: 64 diag: 481mm (18.9")
  API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: r600 device: 1 drv: swrast gbm:
    drv: r600 surfaceless: drv: r600 x11: drv: r600 inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: AMD ARUBA (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.8.0-87-generic LLVM
    20.1.2) device-ID: 1002:9904
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1022:780d
  API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-87-generic status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: n/a (root, process) with:
    1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active
    3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: alx v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1969:1091
  IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Ralink RT5390R 802.11bgn PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
    vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rt2800pci v: 2.3.0 pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 1814:539b
  IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 8.47 GiB (1.8%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST9500325AS size: 465.76 GiB
    speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter>
  Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: hp model: CDDVDW SH-216BB rev: HE50
    dev-links: cdrom
  Features: speed: 40 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
    rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 457.38 GiB used: 8.47 GiB (1.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
    label: lubuntu_2404 uuid: 85d19623-1165-4da0-8015-9fefd5a106fa
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 512 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    file: /swapfile
Unmounted:
  Message: No unmounted partitions found.
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Device-1: 2-1:2 info: Dell MS116 Optical Mouse type: mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s lanes: 1
    chip-ID: 413c:301a
  Device-2: 2-2:3 info: Dell RT7D50 Keyboard type: keyboard
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s lanes: 1
    chip-ID: 413c:2005
  Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 5 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
  Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Hub-9: 9-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0 C mobo: 0.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 1023 fan-1: 1307 fan-3: 0
  Power: 12v: N/A 5v: N/A 3.3v: 3.33 vbat: 3.44
Repos:
  Packages: 1992 pm: dpkg pkgs: 1985 pm: snap pkgs: 7
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources
    1: deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble noble-updates noble-backports main universe restricted multiverse
    2: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main universe restricted multiverse
Info:
  Processes: 203 Power: uptime: 1d 21h 6m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 255
    target: graphical (5) default: graphical
  Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Shell: Sudo v: 1.9.15p5 running-in: qterminal
    inxi: 3.3.34
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$

 

[KGIII]

I'm not sure if I mentioned it in this thread. I just use inxi -v7. That's usually all the information needed to know about their hardware. It is also run without sudo. People sometimes balk at sharing a UUID, even though I'm reasonably certain that it is harmless to do so. They may also frown if there's a public IP address in the mix, but I'm not sure if inxi does that.

 

[The Duck]

The Z actually filters out and removes the pertinent information so no worry's imo.

I just posted the correction since I discovered why it wasn't working before (human error) don't want to be posting bad commands.

It works now mission accomplished.

 

[Peter52]

Thanks for the useful info butty.

 

[wizardfromoz]

I am going to lock this thread, it is nearly 12 years old, and much of it has changed since then.

People can continue to read it and get the gist of it for helping us to help them.

Any Staffer can reopen it if they see a need.

Cheers

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz