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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/modules.conf,
       /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/, and /etc/X11/XF86Config.

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/syscon-
	      fig/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 'summit'; 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 configure 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/modules.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  consoles.
	      On some older graphics cards, the DDC probe can do strange things.

AUTHOR

       Red Hat, Inc.

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