Hardware configuration
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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