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| author | Joerg Kohne <joeko> | 2011-05-30 22:04:57 +0000 |
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| committer | Joerg Kohne <joeko> | 2011-05-30 22:04:57 +0000 |
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| tree | e4aa8cb271dbb53f5bedd411f6ffc53078d48868 /h-source/Application/Views/Help/index.php | |
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h-source: Update help pages
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diff --git a/h-source/Application/Views/Help/index.php b/h-source/Application/Views/Help/index.php index 6a5e5c2..94e82c5 100644 --- a/h-source/Application/Views/Help/index.php +++ b/h-source/Application/Views/Help/index.php @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ <?php // h-source, a web software to build a community of people that want to share their hardware information. -// Copyright (C) 2010 Antonio Gallo (h-source-copyright.txt) +// Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Antonio Gallo (h-source-copyright.txt) +// Copyright (C) 2011 Joerg Kohne // // This file is part of h-source // @@ -32,494 +33,415 @@ <li><a href="<?php echo $this->currPage."/$lang#wiki-syntax";?>">Wiki syntax</a></li> <li><a href="<?php echo $this->currPage."/$lang#compatibility";?>">Compatibility classes</a></li> <li><a href="<?php echo $this->currPage."/$lang#discover-hardware";?>">Discover your hardware</a></li> - <li><a href="<?php echo $this->currPage."/$lang#fully-free";?>">List of fully free Gnu/Linux distributions</a></li> + <li><a href="<?php echo $this->currPage."/$lang#fully-free";?>">List of fully free GNU/Linux distributions</a></li> </ul> </div> - <a name="wiki-syntax"><h1>Wiki syntax</h1></a> - - <h3>List of <?php echo Website::$generalName;?> wiki tags</h3> - - <table class="help_wiki_table" width="100%" border="1px"> - <thead> - <tr> - <th>name</th> - <th>tag</th> - <th>result</th> - <th width="40%">description</th> - </tr> - </thead> - <tr> - <td>bold</td> - <td>[b]text[/b]</td> - <td><b>text</b></td> - <td>text bold</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>italic</td> - <td>[i]text[/i]</td> - <td><i>text</i></td> - <td>text italic</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>del</td> - <td>[del]text[/del]</td> - <td><del>text</del></td> - <td>text deleted</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>underline</td> - <td>[u]text[/u]</td> - <td><u>text</u></td> - <td>text underlined</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>head 1</td> - <td>[h1]text[/h1]</td> - <td><div class="div_h1">text</div></td> - <td>head 1</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>head 2</td> - <td>[h2]text[/h2]</td> - <td><div class="div_h2">text</div></td> - <td>head 2</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>head 3</td> - <td>[h3]text[/h3]</td> - <td><div class="div_h3">text</div></td> - <td>head 3</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>paragraph</td> - <td>[p]text[/p]</td> - <td><p>text</p></td> - <td>new paragraph</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>list</td> - <td>[list]list[/list]</td> - <td><ul>list</ul></td> - <td>make a list of items</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>numbered list</td> - <td>[enum]list[/enum]</td> - <td><ol>list</ol></td> - <td>make a numbered list of items</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>list item</td> - <td>[*]item[/*]</td> - <td><li>item</li></td> - <td>ad an item to a list</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>code</td> - <td>[code]some code[/code]</td> - <td><pre class="code_pre">some code</div></td> - <td>ad some code</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>simple link</td> - <td>[a]url[/a]</td> - <td><a href="url">url</a></td> - <td>simple link</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>link with text</td> - <td>[a]url|text[/a]</td> - <td><a href="url">text</a></td> - <td>link with text</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>notebook</td> - <td>[notebook]id[/notebook]</td> - <td> </td> - <td>link to the notebook with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page of the device itself, next to the model name)</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>wifi</td> - <td>[wifi]id[/wifi]</td> - <td> </td> - <td>link to the wifi with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page of the device itself, next to the model name)</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>videocard</td> - <td>[videocard]id[/videocard]</td> - <td> </td> - <td>link to the videocard with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page of the device itself, next to the model name)</td> - </tr> - </table> - - <h3>Some more examples:</h3> - - <table width="100%" border="1px"> - <tr> - <td> - <b>List</b> - </td> - <td> - <ul> - <li>first item</li> - <li>second item</li> - </ul> - </td> - <td> - <ul style="list-style-type:none;"> - <li>[list]</li> - <li> - <ul style="list-style-type:none;"> - <li>[*]first item[/*]</li> - <li>[*]second item[/*]</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>[/list]</li> - </ul> - </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td> - <b>Numbered list</b> - </td> - <td> - <ol> - <li>first item</li> - <li>second item</li> - </ol> - </td> - <td> - <ul style="list-style-type:none;"> - <li>[enum]</li> - <li> - <ul style="list-style-type:none;"> - <li>[*]first item[/*]</li> - <li>[*]second item[/*]</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>[/enum]</li> - </ul> - </td> - </tr> - </table> - - <a name="compatibility"><h1>Compatibility classes</h1></a> - - <a name="notebook-compatibility"><h2>Notebooks</h2></a> - - <h3>Class A (Platinum)</h3> - - <p>All the notebook devices work with a very good performance. Example: all the devices work, the 3D acceleration is supported</p> - - <h3>Class B (Gold)</h3> - - <p>All the notebook devices work but not at full performance. A typical example: all the devices work, but the 3D acceleration is not supported</p> - - <h3>Class C (Silver)</h3> - - <p>One main device is not supported. Example: the internal wifi card does not work. You need an external USB card</p> - - <h3>Class D (Bronze)</h3> - - <p>More than one device is not supported</p> - - <h3>Class E (Garbage)</h3> - - <p>The notebook does not work with free software</p> - - - <a name="printer-compatibility"><h2>Printers</h2></a> - - <h3>Class A (Full)</h3> - - <p>All device functions and features are supported</p> - - <h3>Class B (Partial)</h3> - - <p>Printing supported but possibly at limited speed or print quality; scanning and/or faxing on some multifunction devices may not be supported</p> - - <h3>Class C (None)</h3> - - <p>The printer does not work with free software</p> - - - <a name="scanner-compatibility"><h2>Scanners</h2></a> - - <h3>Class A (Full)</h3> - - <p>All device functions and features are supported</p> - - <h3>Class B (Partial)</h3> - - <p>Scanning supported but possibly at limited speed or quality; some other features may not be supported</p> - - <h3>Class C (None)</h3> - - <p>The scanner does not work with free software</p> - - <a name="discover-hardware"><h1>Discover your hardware</h1></a> - <div> - (Thanks <a href="<?php echo $this->baseUrl;?>/issues/view/en/3/1/token">lluvia</a>) - </div> - - <p>In order to know the details of your hardware you can carry out the following actions:</p> - - <h3>How to discover the model name of your notebook</h3> - - <p>See below your notebook or netbook</p> - - <a name="model-name"><h3>How to discover the model name of your device (if it is not a notebook)</h3></a> - - <h4>If the device is integrated (example: a video card)</h4> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - lspci -vmm - </pre> - - <p>You will obtain the list of your PCI devices, similar to the one written below</p> - - <pre> - Slot: 03:00.0 - Class: Network controller - Vendor: Broadcom Corporation - Device: <b>BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN</b> - SVendor: Hewlett-Packard Company - SDevice: Device 1375 - Rev: 02 - - Slot: 07:05.0 - Class: FireWire (IEEE 1394) - Vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd - Device: <b>R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller</b> - SVendor: Hewlett-Packard Company - SDevice: Device 30cf - Rev: 05 - ProgIf: 10 - </pre> - - <p>The name of each device is written at the "Device" row, after the colon (see the text in bold in the above list)</p> - - <p>You can also write the output of the lspci command to a file by typing:</p> - - <pre> - lspci -vmm > filename - </pre> - - <p>where "filename" is the name of the file</p> - - - <h4>If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card)</h4> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - lsusb -v - </pre> - - <p>You will obtain the list of your USB devices, similar to the one written below</p> - - <pre> - Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] - Device Descriptor: - bLength 18 - bDescriptorType 1 - bcdUSB 2.00 - bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) - bDeviceSubClass 0 - bDeviceProtocol 0 - bMaxPacketSize0 64 - idVendor 0x0846 NetGear, Inc. - idProduct 0x4260 <b>WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]</b> - bcdDevice 2.00 - iManufacturer 1 - iProduct 2 - iSerial 3 - ... - ... - - Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor - Device Descriptor: - bLength 18 - bDescriptorType 1 - bcdUSB 1.10 - bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class - bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass - bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol - bMaxPacketSize0 8 - idVendor 0x08ff AuthenTec, Inc. - idProduct 0x2580 <b>AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor</b> - bcdDevice 6.23 - iManufacturer 0 - iProduct 1 Fingerprint Sensor - iSerial 0 - bNumConfigurations 1 - ... - ... - </pre> - - <p>The name of each device is written at the row starting with "idProduct" (see the text in bold in the above list)</p> - - <p>You can also write the output of the lsusb command to a file by typing:</p> - - <pre> - lsusb -v > filename - </pre> - - <p>where "filename" is the name of the file</p> - - <!--<h3>How to discover the year of commercialization of your notebook</h3> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - sudo dmidecode| grep "Release Date" - </pre>--> - - <h3>How to discover the kernel libre version you are using</h3> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - uname -r - </pre> - - <h3>How to discover the name of your video card</h3> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - sudo lspci - </pre> - - <p>Then look for the row containing the string <b>VGA</b> or <b>Display controller</b>. You can also try one of the following commands:</p> - - <pre> - lspci | grep "Display controller" - </pre> - - <p>or</p> - - <pre> - lspci | grep "VGA" - </pre> - - <a name="vendoridproductid"><h3>How to discover the VendorID and the ProductID of your device (VendorID:ProductID code)</h3></a> - - <div> - (Thanks <a href="http://trisquel.info/en/forum/h-nodecom-new-website-hardware-database#comment-5839">Michał Masłowski</a> and <a href="http://trisquel.info/en/forum/h-nodecom-new-website-hardware-database#comment-5837">Julius22</a>) - </div> - - <h4>If the device is integrated (example: a video card)</h4> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - sudo lspci -nnk - </pre> - - <p>You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below</p> - - <pre> - 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [<b>14e4:4311</b>] (rev 02) - Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge - Kernel modules: ssb - 05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [<b>10de:0427</b>] (rev a1) - Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb - </pre> - - <p>The strings in <b>bold</b> and placed inside the square brackets (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the <b>VendorID</b>, the second set of digits are the <b>ProductID</b>. In the above example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the wifi card (note the strings "Network controller" and "WLAN") is <b>14e4:4311</b> while the VendorID:ProductID code of the video card (note the string "VGA") is <b>10de:0427</b></p> - - <h4>If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card)</h4> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - sudo lsusb - </pre> - - <p>You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below</p> - - <pre> - Bus 001 Device 002: ID <b>0846:4260</b> NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] - Bus 001 Device 001: ID <b>1d6b:0002</b> Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub - Bus 002 Device 003: ID <b>08ff:2580</b> AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor - </pre> - - <p>The strings in <b>bold</b> (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the <b>VendorID</b>, the second set of digits are the <b>ProductID</b>. In the above example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the external USB wifi card (note the strings "Wireless") is <b>0846:4260</b></p> - - - <h3>How to discover if the video card works</h3> - - <p>Install <a href="http://rss-glx.sourceforge.net/">rss-glx</a> by means of the package manager of your distribution or compiling it from source and try some screensavers (for example <b>Skyrocket</b> or <b>Solarwinds</b>). Check if you can play the screensaver (and/or if you can play it smoothly)</p> - - <h3>How to discover if the 3D acceleration works</h3> - - <p>Try to enable compiz</p> - - <h3>How to discover the name of your wifi card</h3> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - sudo lspci - </pre> - - <p>Then look for the row containing the string <b>Wireless</b> or <b>Network controller</b>. You can also try one of the following commands:</p> - - <pre> - lspci | grep "Wireless" - </pre> - - <p>or</p> - - <pre> - lspci | grep "Network" - </pre> - - <h3>How to discover the printer driver you are using</h3> - - <h4>If you are using cups</h4> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - dpkg-query -W -f '${Version}\n' cups - </pre> - - <h3>How to discover the architecture of your notebook</h3> - - <p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> - - <pre> - dpkg --print-architecture - </pre> - - - <a name="fully-free"><h1>List of fully free GNU/Linux distributions</h1></a> - - <p>They are listed in alphabetical order</p> - - <ul> - <li><a href="http://www.blagblagblag.org/">BLAG</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://dragora.usla.org.ar/wiki/doku.php">Dragora</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://dynebolic.org/">Dynebolic</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://www.gnewsense.org/">gNewSense</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://www.musix.org.ar/">Musix GNU+Linux</a></li> - - <li><a href="https://parabolagnulinux.org/">Parabola GNU/Linux</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://trisquel.info/en/">Trisquel</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://www.ututo.org/www/">Ututo</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://venenux.org/">Venenux</a></li> - </ul> - +<h2 name="wiki-syntax">Wiki Syntax</h2> + +<h3>List of <?php echo Website::$generalName;?> +Wiki Tags</h3> + +<table class="wiki"> + <thead> + <tr> + <th>Name</th> + <th>Tag</th> + <th>Result</th> + <th>Description</th> + </tr> + </thead> + <tbody> + <tr> + <td>bold</td> + <td>text [b]bold[/b]</td> + <td>text <b>bold</b></td> + <td>text bold</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>italic</td> + <td>text [i]italic[/i]</td> + <td>text <i>italic</i></td> + <td>text italic</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>del</td> + <td>text [del]deleted[/del]</td> + <td>text <del>deleted</del></td> + <td>text deleted</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>underline</td> + <td>text [u]underlined[/u]</td> + <td>text <u>underlined</u></td> + <td>text underlined</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>head 1</td> + <td>[h1]heading[/h1]</td> + <td> + <div class="div_h1"> + heading</div> + </td> + <td>head 1</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>head 2</td> + <td>[h2]heading[/h2]</td> + <td> + <div class="div_h2"> + heading</div> + </td> + <td>head 2</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>head 3</td> + <td>[h3]heading[/h3]</td> + <td> + <div class="div_h3"> + heading</div> + </td> + <td>head 3</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>paragraph</td> + <td>…[p]new paragraph[/p]</td> + <td>… + + <p>new paragraph</p> + </td> + <td>new paragraph</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Ordered Lists </td> + <td><ul style="list-style-type:none;"> + <li>[list]</li> + <li><ul style="list-style-type:none;"> + <li>[*]first item[/*]</li> + <li>[*]second item[/*]</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>[/list]</li> + </ul> + </td> + <td><ul> + <li>first item</li> + <li>second item</li> + </ul> + </td> + <td>make a list of items</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Numbered List </td> + <td><ul style="list-style-type:none;"> + <li>[enum]</li> + <li><ul style="list-style-type:none;"> + <li>[*]first item[/*]</li> + <li>[*]second item[/*]</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>[/enum]</li> + </ul> + </td> + <td><ol> + <li>first item</li> + <li>second item</li> + </ol> + </td> + <td>make a numbered list of items</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>list item</td> + <td>[*]item[/*]</td> + <td><ul> + <li>item</li> + </ul> + </td> + <td>add an item to a list</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>code</td> + <td>[code]some code[/code]</td> + <td><pre class="code_pre">some code</pre> + </td> + <td>some code</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>simple link</td> + <td>[a]url[/a]</td> + <td><a href="url">url</a></td> + <td>simple link</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>link with text</td> + <td>[a]url|text[/a]</td> + <td><a href="url">text</a></td> + <td>link with text</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>notebook</td> + <td>[notebook]id[/notebook]</td> + <td><samp>id</samp></td> + <td>link to the notebook with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the + page of the device itself, next to the model name)</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>wifi</td> + <td>[wifi]id[/wifi]</td> + <td><samp>id</samp></td> + <td>link to the wifi with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page + of the device itself, next to the model name)</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>videocard</td> + <td>[videocard]id[/videocard]</td> + <td class="sample"><samp>id</samp></td> + <td>link to the videocard with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the + page of the device itself, next to the model name)</td> + </tr> + </tbody> +</table> + +<p> </p> + +<h2 name="compatibility">Compatibility classes</h2> + +<h3 name="notebook-compatibility">Notebooks</h3> +<dl> + <dt>Class A (Platinum)</dt> + <dd>All the notebook devices work with a very good performance. </dd> + <dd class="example">Example: all the devices work, the 3D acceleration is supported</dd> + <dt>Class B (Gold)</dt> + <dd>All the notebook devices work but not at full performance. </dd> + <dd class="example">A typical example: all the devices work, but the 3D acceleration is not supported</dd> + <dt>Class C (Silver)</dt> + <dd>One main device is not supported. </dd> + <dd class="example">Example: the internal wifi card does not work. You need an external USB card</dd> + <dt>Class D (Bronze)</dt> + <dd>More than one device is not supported</dd> + <dt>Class E (Garbage)</dt> + <dd>The notebook does not work with free software</dd> +</dl> + +<h3 name="printer-compatibility">Printers</h3> +<dl> + <dt>Class A (Full)</dt> + <dd>All device functions and features are supported</dd> + <dt>Class B (Partial)</dt> + <dd>Printing supported but possibly at limited speed or print quality; scanning and/or faxing on some multifunction + devices may not be supported</dd> + <dt>Class C (None)</dt> + <dd>The printer does not work with free software</dd> +</dl> + +<h3 name="scanner-compatibility">Scanners</h3> +<dl> + <dt>Class A (Full)</dt> + <dd>All device functions and features are supported</dd> + <dt>Class B (Partial)</dt> + <dd>Scanning supported but possibly at limited speed or quality; some other features may not be supported</dd> + <dt>Class C (None)</dt> + <dd>The scanner does not work with free software</dd> +</dl> + +<p> </p> + +<h2 name="discover-hardware">Discover your hardware</h2> + +<p><cite>(Thanks <a href="<?php echo $this->baseUrl;?>/issues/view/en/3/1/token">lluvia</a>)</cite></p> + +<p>In order to know the details of your hardware you can carry out the following actions:</p> +<dl> + <dt>How to discover the model name of your notebook</dt> + <dd>See below your notebook or netbook<dd> + <dt name="model-name">How to discover the model name of your device (if it is not a notebook)</dt> + <dd class="opt"><strong>If the device is integrated (example: a video card)</strong></dd> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lspci -vmm</pre> + </dd> + <dd>or</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lspci -vmm > <kbd>FILENAME</kbd> # output to a file</pre> + </dd> + <!-- dd>where "filename" is the name of the file</dd --> + <dd>You will obtain the list of your PCI devices, similar to the one written below</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">Slot:03:00.0 +Class:Network controller +Vendor:Broadcom Corporation +Device:<b>BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN</b> + SVendor:Hewlett-Packard Company + SDevice:Device 1375 +Rev:02 + +Slot:07:05.0 +Class:FireWire (IEEE 1394) +Vendor:Ricoh Co Ltd +Device:<b>R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller</b> + SVendor:Hewlett-Packard Company + SDevice:Device 30cf +Rev:05 +ProgIf:10</pre> + </dd> + <dd class="note"><b>Note:</b> The name of each device is written at the "Device" row, after the colon (see the text + in bold in the above list)</dd> + <dd>If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card)</dd> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lsusb -v</pre> + </dd> + <dd>or</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lsusb -v > <kbd>FILENAME</kbd> # output to a file</pre> + </dd> + <dd>where "filename" is the name of the file</dd> + <dd>You will obtain the list of your USB devices, similar to the one written below</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] + Device Descriptor: + bLength 18 + bDescriptorType 1 + bcdUSB 2.00 + bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) + bDeviceSubClass 0 + bDeviceProtocol 0 + bMaxPacketSize0 64 + idVendor 0x0846 NetGear, Inc. + idProduct 0x4260 <b>WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]</b> + + bcdDevice 2.00 + iManufacturer 1 + iProduct 2 + iSerial 3 + ... + ... + +Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor +Device Descriptor: + bLength 18 + bDescriptorType 1 + bcdUSB 1.10 + bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class + bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass + bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol + bMaxPacketSize0 8 + idVendor 0x08ff AuthenTec, Inc. + idProduct 0x2580 <b>AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor</b> + bcdDevice 6.23 + iManufacturer 0 + iProduct 1 Fingerprint Sensor + iSerial 0 + bNumConfigurations 1 + ... + ...</pre> + </dd> + <dd class="note"><b>Note:</b> The name of each device is written at the row starting with "idProduct" (see the text + in bold in the above list)</dd> + <dl> + <dt>How to discover the year of commercialization of your notebook</dt> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <pre class="terminal">sudo dmidecode| grep "Release Date"</pre> + </dd> + <dt>How to discover the kernel libre version you are using</dt> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd> <pre class="terminal">uname -r</pre> + </dd> + <dt>How to discover the name of your video card</dt> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">sudo lspci</pre> + </dd> + <dd>Then look for the row containing the string <b>VGA</b> or <b>Display controller</b>. You can also try one of + the following commands:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lspci | grep "Display controller"</pre> + </dd> + <dd>or</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lspci | grep "VGA"</pre> + </dd> + <dt name="vendoridproductid">How to discover the VendorID and the ProductID of your device (VendorID:ProductID + code)</dt> + <dd><cite>(Thanks <a + href="http://trisquel.info/en/forum/h-nodecom-new-website-hardware-database#comment-5839">Michał + Masłowski</a> and <a + href="http://trisquel.info/en/forum/h-nodecom-new-website-hardware-database#comment-5837">Julius22</a>)</cite></dd> + <dd>If the device is integrated (example: a video card) </dd> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">sudo lspci -nnk</pre></dd> + <dd>You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [<b>14e4:4311</b>] (rev 02) + Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge + Kernel modules: ssb +05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [<b>10de:0427</b>] (rev a1) + Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb</pre> + </dd> + <dd>The strings in <b>bold</b> and placed inside the square brackets (in the above list) are the code you are + looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the <b>VendorID</b>, the second set of digits are + the <b>ProductID</b>. In the above example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the wifi card (note the strings + "Network controller" and "WLAN") is <b>14e4:4311</b> while the VendorID:ProductID code of the video card (note + the string "VGA") is <b>10de:0427</b></dd> + <dd class="opt">If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card) </dd> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">sudo lsusb</pre> + </dd> + <dd>You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">Bus 001 Device 002: ID <b>0846:4260</b> NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B] +Bus 001 Device 001: ID <b>1d6b:0002</b> Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub +Bus 002 Device 003: ID <b>08ff:2580</b> AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor</pre> + </dd> + <dd>The strings in <b>bold</b> (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits + (before the colon) are the <b>VendorID</b>, the second set of digits are the <b>ProductID</b>. In the above + example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the external USB wifi card (note the strings "Wireless") is + <b>0846:4260</b></dd> + <dt>How to discover if the video card works</dt> + <dd>Install <a href="http://rss-glx.sourceforge.net/"><code>rss-glx</code></a> by means of the package manager of + your distribution or compiling it from source and try some screensavers (for example <b>Skyrocket</b> or + <b>Solarwinds</b>). Check if you can play the screensaver (and/or if you can play it smoothly)</dd> + <dt>How to discover if the 3D acceleration works</dt> + <dd>Try to enable compiz</dd> + <dt>How to discover the name of your wifi card</dt> + <dd><p>Open a terminal and type the following command:</p> + </dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">sudo lspci</pre> + </dd> + <dd>Then look for the row containing the string <b>Wireless</b> or <b>Network controller</b>. You can also try + one of the following commands:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lspci | grep "Wireless" </pre> + </dd> + <dd>or</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">lspci | grep "Network" </pre> + </dd> + <dt>How to discover the printer driver you are using</dt> + <dd class="opt"><strong>If you are using cups</strong></dd> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">dpkg-query -W -f '${Version}\n' cups</pre> + </dd> + <dt>How to discover the architecture of your notebook</dt> + <dd>Open a terminal and type the following command:</dd> + <dd><pre class="terminal">dpkg --print-architecture</pre> + </dd> + </dl> +<p> </p> + <h2 name="fully-free">List of fully free GNU/Linux distributions</h2> +<p class="attention"><strong>h-node</strong> is not responsible for the content of other web sites, or how +up-to-date their content is.</p> + +<p>Following are the <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">GNU/Linux</a> distributions we know of which have a firm policy +commitment to only include and only propose free software. They reject non-free applications, non-free programming +platforms, non-free drivers, or non-free firmware “blobs”. If by mistake they do include any, they remove it. To +learn more about what makes for a <a href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">free GNU/Linux +distribution</a>, see GNU <a href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html">Guidelines for +Free System Distributions</a>.</p> + +<p><strong>All of the distributions that follow are installable to a computer's hard drive and most can be run +live.</strong></p> + +<p>(listed in alphabetical order)</p> + +<!-- p>They are listed in alphabetical order</p --> + <ul> + <li><a href="http://www.blagblagblag.org/">BLAG GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://dragora.usla.org.ar/wiki/doku.php">Dragora GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://dynebolic.org/">Dynebolic GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.gnewsense.org/">gNewSense GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.musix.org.ar/">Musix GNU+Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="https://parabolagnulinux.org/">Parabola GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://trisquel.info/">Trisquel GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.ututo.org/www/">Ututo GNU/Linux</a></li> + <li><a href="http://venenux.org/">Venenux GNU/Linux</a></li> + </ul> +</dl> </div> |