Hardware Settings Flashcards
What command will show IRQs?
cat /proc/interrupts
What command will show the I/O address information?
cat /proc/ioports
What command will show the DMA?
cat /proc/dma
What types of adapters can only be connected when the power is off?
Coldplug
What types of adapters can be connected when the power is on?
Hotplug
What is a program classed as that runs as an ordinary program?
User Space
What is a program called that connects directly to hardware?
Kernel Space
What daemon provide user information for the hardware?
HAL Daemon or hald
What utility controls the /dev filesystem?
udev
What command lists all PCI devices connected?
lspci
What command will list the kernel modules?
lsmod
Which program loads modules WITHOUT dependency?
insmod
Which program loads a module WITH dependencies?
modprobe
What is the path and name of the modprobe configuration file?
/etc/modprobe.conf
What command will remove a kernel module?
rmmod
What command lists the usb devices?
lsusb
What does the package usbmgr do?
Manages usb devices as they are added
What does the package hotplug do?
Controls configuration of USB devices
Which are the oldest types of hard disks and use parallel cables?
PATA
What type of drive would be identified by /dev/hda?
PATA
What are the newer disks replacing PATA?
SATA
What does SAS stand for?
Serial Attached SCSI
What type of drive would be indentified by /dev/sda
SCSI hard drive