Using hw-probe for Hardware Diagnostics (Linux)

hw-probe is a Linux hardware probing tool that collects detailed information about your system's hardware and generates a report that can be shared for troubleshooting.

Important

No sensitive information is included in the report, we will not ask you to share private information. You can view an example hw-probe report here.

Information

hw-probe is one of the preinstalled packages for our r/Techsupport Rescue Media. If you are using this live image, you can skip the installation section.

How to install hw-probe

Refer below for installation instructions if you are not using our live image or want to install it on your own system.
Installing hw-probe

Refer below for installation instructions if you are not using our live image or want to install it on your own system.

Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint:
Terminal window
sudo apt update && sudo apt install hw-probe
Fedora / RHEL / CentOS / AlmaLinux:
Terminal window
sudo dnf install hw-probe
Arch / Manjaro / CachyOS:
Terminal window
sudo pacman -Syu hw-probe
More detailed alternative methods of installing hw-probe can be found on the official website

Using hw-probe

To generate a hardware report, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload

This will result in output similar to the following:

Probe for hardware ... Ok
Reading logs ... Ok
Uploaded to DB, Thank you!

Probe URL: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=[Probe ID here]

You can then share the generated URL with support personnel or on the r/techsupport reddit/discord to help diagnose hardware issues or get recommendations for drivers and configurations.