[debian-edu-commits] r78731 - trunk/src/hw-support-handler

[pere at alioth.debian.org]

Author: pere
Date: 2013-01-14 10:11:29 +0000 (Mon, 14 Jan 2013)
New Revision: 78731

Modified:
   trunk/src/hw-support-handler/modalias-format.txt
Log:
A bit more.

Modified: trunk/src/hw-support-handler/modalias-format.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/hw-support-handler/modalias-format.txt	2013-01-14 09:44:22 UTC (rev 78730)
+++ trunk/src/hw-support-handler/modalias-format.txt	2013-01-14 10:11:29 UTC (rev 78731)
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@
 <URL: http://code.metager.de/source/history/linux/stable/scripts/mod/file2alias.c > and
 <URL: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/dmidecode/dmidecode.c?root=dmidecode&view=markup >.
 
+The modalias entries for a given Linux machine can be found using this
+shell script:
+
+  cat $(find /sys -name modalias) | sort -u
+
+The supported modalias globs for a given kernel module can be found
+using modinfo:
+
+  % /sbin/modinfo psmouse | grep alias:
+  alias:          serio:ty05pr*id*ex*
+  alias:          serio:ty01pr*id*ex*
+  %
+
+
 PCI subtype
 -----------
 
@@ -131,9 +145,9 @@
  28 Blade
  29 Blade Enclosing
 
-The values are not always accurately set in the DMI table.  For
-example my home server is a tower, but the DMI modalias claim it is a
-desktop.
+The chassis type values are not always accurately set in the DMI
+table.  For example my home server is a tower, but the DMI modalias
+claim it is a desktop.
 
 SerIO subtype
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