Summary:
Inxi ; a full featured system information script
In my intention to help users, I hear often comments like: In the Distribution XY it works or, on Windows I do not get this problem.
- The Linux Kernel is a fast changing peace of Software which includes mostly a default Open Source driver for Hardware.
- Windows installs drivers mostly after a installation of hardware, and takes a working driver from the internet. It can also be a closed source driver, while Windows it selves is a closed source OS.
- Linux Distributions use different kernel versions with sometimes different sets of drivers as default. Some Distributions even deliver closed source drivers while Fedora does not.
This are the main reasons why Hardware on different os/versions and distributions work different.
inxi is a powerful script that helps us identify these differences/problems.
It helps you to help us.
How to install it:
In the terminal you can type sudo dnf install inxi and hit Enter
How to use it:
Run it with the command inxi -Fzxx in the terminal, mark the output and past it into a </> preformatet text field (a black box ). You can also open such a box with Ctrl & E
Click into it and paste the output from inxi.
( type or paste code here )
How it should look like:
(If it not looks like this please try again; a uniform appearance helps us to read it faster and to help you better. It also limits the output with scroll bars to avoid scrolling in the Topic over all.).
inxi -Fzxx
System:
Kernel: 6.18.7-100.fc42.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
Desktop: GNOME v: 48.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.49 wm: gnome-shell dm: 1: GDM
2: LightDM note: stopped Distro: Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: CompuLab product: Intense-PC v: 1.x
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: CompuLab model: Intense-PC v: 1.x serial: <superuser required>
Firmware: UEFI vendor: Phoenix v: IPC_2.2.400.5 X64 date: 03/15/2018
... ( just a partial output to illustrate ) ...