kudzu(1)							     kudzu(1)



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  hardware, 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/mod-
       probe.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
	      kernel 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.

AUTHOR
       Red Hat, Inc.



4th Berkeley Distribution	Red Hat, Inc.			     kudzu(1)

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