kudzu - detects and configures new and/or changed hardware
on a system
SYNOPSIS
kudzu
DESCRIPTION
kudzu detects and configures new and/or changed hardware
on a system. When started, kudzu detects the current
hardware, and checks it against a database stored in
/etc/sysconfig/hwconf, if one exists. It then determines
if any hardware has been added or removed from the system.
If so, it gives the users the opportunity to configure any
added hardware, and unconfigure any removed hardware. It
then updates the database in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf.
If no previous database exists, kudzu attempts to deter
mine what devices have already been configured, by looking
at /etc/modules.conf, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/, and
/etc/X11/XF86Config.
OPTIONS
--usage
Show short usage message.
--help, -?
Print help information.
-q, --quiet
Run 'quietly'; do only configuration that doesn't
require user input.
-s, --safe
Do only 'safe' probes that won't disturb hardware.
Currently, this disables the serial probe, the DDC
monitor probe, and the PS/2 probe.
-t, --timeout [seconds]
This sets the timeout for the initial dialog. If no
key is pressed before the timeout elapses, kudzu
exits, and /etc/sysconfig/hwconf is not updated.
FILES
/etc/sysconfig/hwconf
Listing of current installed hardware.
/etc/sysconfig/kudzu
Configuration for the boot-time hardware probe. Set
'SAFE' to something other than 'no' to force only
safe probes.
Module configuration file.
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*
Network interface configuration files.
/usr/share/kudzu/pcitable
PCI id to driver mappings.
BUGS
The serial probe will disturb any currently in-use
devices, and returns odd results if used on machines act
ing as serial consoles. On some older graphics cards, the
DDC probe can do strange things.
AUTHOR
Red Hat, Inc.
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