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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)