Hardware configuration

Automatic hardware configuration
Configuration of Hardware is done automatically during system initialization in most Linux Distributions. It may also occur automatically when a hotpluggable device such as a USB device is connected or disconnected.

Automatic configuration tools

 * discover -- A hardware identification library. Also includes a tool for hardware detection at boot-time.
 * hotplug -- Linux Kernel-based mechanism to detect and configure hardware
 * kudzu - Red Hat hardware probing tool

Manual hardware configuration

 * Configure Storage Devices
 * USB Devices