Hwinfo

hwinfo is a command to show you information about all or specific hardware. You may need it if you report bugs that are related to a specific device. Its usage can look like that: kolossus:~ # hwinfo --monitor 30: None 00.0: 10000 Monitor [Created at monitor.87] Unique ID: rdCR.47kUenJtRpF Hardware Class: monitor Model: "MIRO FP176" Vendor: MIR "MIRO" Device: eisa 0xf176 "FP176" Serial ID: "T7KF21AG11170" Size: 34x27 cm  Resolution: 720x400@70Hz Resolution: 640x480@60Hz Resolution: 640x480@67Hz Resolution: 640x480@72Hz Resolution: 640x480@75Hz Resolution: 800x600@56Hz Resolution: 800x600@60Hz Resolution: 800x600@72Hz Resolution: 800x600@75Hz Resolution: 832x624@75Hz Resolution: 1024x768@60Hz Resolution: 1024x768@70Hz Resolution: 1024x768@75Hz Resolution: 1280x1024@75Hz Driver Info #0: Max. Resolution: 1280x1024 Vert. Sync Range: 55-75 Hz    Hor. Sync Range: 30-80 kHz Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

You can use hwinfo for a lot of hardware items, see the help: $ hwinfo --help Usage: hwinfo [options] Probe for hardware. --short       just a short listing --log logfile write info to logfile --debug level set debuglevel --version     show libhd version --dump-db n   dump hardware data base, 0: external, 1: internal --hw_item     probe for hw_item hw_item is one of: all, bios, block, bluetooth, braille, bridge, camera, cdrom, chipcard, cpu, disk, dsl, dvb, fingerprint, floppy, framebuffer, gfxcard, hub, ide, isapnp, isdn, joystick, keyboard, memory, modem, monitor, mouse, netcard, network, partition, pci, pcmcia, pcmcia-ctrl, pppoe, printer, scanner, scsi, smp, sound, storage-ctrl, sys, tape, tv, usb, usb-ctrl, vbe, wlan, zip Note: debug info is shown only in the log file. (If you specify a  log file the debug level is implicitly set to a reasonable value.)