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Perform simple graphics, hdd, cpu and memory tests (requires {{Pkg|mesa-demos}} package):
Perform simple graphics, HDD, CPU and memory tests (requires {{Pkg|mesa-utils}} package):


  # hw-probe -all -upload -check
  # hw-probe -all -upload -check

Latest revision as of 17:39, 20 April 2023

Hardware probe is a tool to check operability of hardware devices, collect system logs and contribute to the hardware database and user statistics.

Installation

Install the hw-probeAUR package.

Usage

Make a probe:

# hw-probe -all -upload

Decode ACPI tables (requires acpica package):

# hw-probe -all -upload -decode-acpi

Perform simple graphics, HDD, CPU and memory tests (requires mesa-utils package):

# hw-probe -all -upload -check

See also