Bug 117055 - [RFE] a tool for searching a/o updating the hcl database would be great
Summary: [RFE] a tool for searching a/o updating the hcl database would be great
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: distribution
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Bill Nottingham
URL: http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-02-27 19:52 UTC by shrek-m
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:42 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2005-10-04 20:50:04 UTC
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Description shrek-m 2004-02-27 19:52:08 UTC
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Description of problem:
a tool (eg. let me tell it for now "hclquery" ) in conjunction with

anaconda,
kudzu,
hwbrowser,
kernel-driver,
fedora/redhat website hcl-database,
    http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/
tldp hardware list,
    (i could not find it at http://tldp.org )
...


would be great for searching
 compatible hardware,
 modules,
 eas of installation,
 ...

and/or for updating a centralized hcl-database

eg.
anaconda/kudzu/hwbrowser/...
is finding an unknown hardware

"will you search the fedora-hcl-database over the internet ?"
"Y/n"
"an updated driver was found / NothingFound"
"will you provide us the output of lspci -vv automatically or later
via email  y/N"
...

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
20040227

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. search a compatible hardware and the module before you purchase it
2. you has an unknown hardware for kudzu
3. you will update to fedora core 2 and you do not know that the
fdomain modul is evtl. switched off in the kernel

Actual Results:  a lot of manpages, internet, mailinglists, howtos,
... research

an incomplete, not well supported, outdated, ... hcl-database
http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/

Expected Results:  this infos should be easy to find

Additional info:

eg.  nvidia-installer

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2005-10-04 20:50:04 UTC
Currently, the HCL at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ is for RHEL only.

At the moment, internal to RH resources aren't being targetted at looking at
solving this. Other solutions fromthe community might be accepted, though.


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