Hardware Probe (hw-probe) (hw-probe)
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Details for Hardware Probe (hw-probe)
Package name
- hw-probe
License
- BSD-2-Clause
Last updated
- 3 May 2025 - latest/stable
- 3 May 2025 - latest/edge
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Check operability of computer hardware and find drivers
A tool to probe for hardware, check operability and find drivers with the help of Linux Hardware Database.
Probe — is a snapshot of your computer hardware state. The tool checks operability of devices by analysis of logs and returns a permanent url to view the probe of the computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
If some of your hardware devices does not work due to a missed driver then the tool will suggest a proper Linux kernel version according to the LKDDb or third-party drivers.
Enable all interfaces in Permissions and run as root if you want to check health of all your hard drives.
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Install Hardware Probe (hw-probe) on your Linux distribution
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