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<?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>&lt;ul&gt;list&lt;/ul&gt;</td>
- <td>make a list of items</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>numbered list</td>
- <td>[enum]list[/enum]</td>
- <td>&lt;ol&gt;list&lt;/ol&gt;</td>
- <td>make a numbered list of items</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>list item</td>
- <td>[*]item[/*]</td>
- <td>&lt;li&gt;item&lt;/li&gt;</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>&lt;a href="url"&gt;url&lt;/a&gt;</td>
- <td>simple link</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>link with text</td>
- <td>[a]url|text[/a]</td>
- <td>&lt;a href="url"&gt;text&lt;/a&gt;</td>
- <td>link with text</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>notebook</td>
- <td>[notebook]id[/notebook]</td>
- <td>&nbsp</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>&nbsp</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>&nbsp</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 &gt; <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 &gt; <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>