kudzu
kudzu(1) kudzu(1) NAME 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 and the DDC monitor 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. /etc/modules.conf 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. Red Hat, Inc. kudzu(1)