kudzu(8) kudzu(8)
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 hard-
ware, and unconfigure any removed hardware. It then updates the
database in /etc/sysconfig/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/xorg.conf.
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 timeout elapses, kudzu exits, and
/etc/sysconfig/hwconf is not updated.
-k, --kernel [version]
When determining whether a module exists, use the specified ker-
nel version. (If this is not set, it defaults to the current
kernel version.) Do not specify suffixes such as ’smp’ or ’sum-
mit’; 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 con-
figure 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 con-
soles. On some older graphics cards, the DDC probe can do
strange things.
Running kudzu to configure network adapters post-boot after the
network has started may have unintended results.
AUTHOR
Red Hat, Inc.
4th Berkeley Distribution Red Hat, Inc. kudzu(8)
