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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/syscon-
       fig/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  hard-
       ware,  and  unconfigure any removed hardware. It then updates the database in /etc/syscon-
       fig/hwconf.

       If no previous database exists, kudzu attempts to determine what devices have already been
       configured,   by   looking  at  /etc/modprobe.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 time-
              out elapses, kudzu exits, and /etc/sysconfig/hwconf is not updated.

       -k, --kernel [version]
              When determining whether a module exists, use the  specified  kernel  version.  (If
              this  is  not  set, it defaults to the current kernel version.) Do not specify suf-
              fixes such as ’smp’ or ’summit’; these are automatically searched.

       -b, --bus [bus]
              Only probe on the specified bus.

       -c, --class [class]
              Only probe for the specified class.

       -f, --file [file]
              Read hardware probe info from file file and do not do an actual probe.

       -p, --probe
              Print probe information to the screen, and do not actually configure or unconfigure
              any devices.

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/modprobe.conf
              Module configuration file.

       /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*
              Network interface configuration files.


       BUGS   The serial probe will disturb any currently in-use devices, and returns odd results
              if  used  on  machines acting as serial consoles. On some older graphics cards, the
              DDC probe can do strange things.

AUTHOR
       Red Hat, Inc.



4th Berkeley Distribution                 Red Hat, Inc.                                  kudzu(1)

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