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====How To Detect Devices====

==Using GUI==
~The simplest way to see what devices Puppy has detected is to use [[HardInfo]] from the Puppy Menu
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~~//System > System Status and Config > ""HardInfo"" hardware information// ([[Puppy526 Puppy 5.2x Lucid]])
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~~//System > System Status and Config > ""HardInfo"" hardware information// ([[Puppy53 Puppy 5.3x Slacko]])
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~There is a Device submenu in the lefthand column.  Click 'Summary' to get the basic description of the system.  Sound cards are listed under Multimedia in the summary.

==Using the Command Line==
~The following commands will list various devices-
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~~**blkid** - will list block devices and their attributes [[http://linux.die.net/man/8/blkid more info]]
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~~**lspci** - list all PCI devices [[http://linux.die.net/man/8/lspci more info]]
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~~**lsusb** - list all USB devices [[http://linux.die.net/man/8/lsusb more info]]

==Also see==
~[[audiohardware Show Audio configuration]]
~[[CompatibleDevicesUSB]]
~[[USB3]]


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