format can be
-html output hardware tree as HTML
-xml output hardware tree as XML
-short output hardware paths
-businfo output bus information
options can be
-class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
-C CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-c CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-quiet do not display status
-sanitize sanitise output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
-numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)
That output seems to be completely wrong but I don’t why because you seem to have entered the command correctly
it should show something like this
graeme@Linux1 ~ $ lshw -C multimedia
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
PCI (sysfs)
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:41 memory:fe838000-fe83bfff
*-multimedia UNCLAIMED
description: Multimedia controller
product: REALmagic Hollywood Plus DVD Decoder
vendor: Sigma Designs, Inc.
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=64
resources: memory:feb00000-febfffff
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
graeme@Linux1 ~ $
could you please reboot your PC open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and try again
format can be
-html output hardware tree as HTML
-xml output hardware tree as XML
-short output hardware paths
-businfo output bus information
options can be
-class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
-C CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-c CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-quiet do not display status
-sanitize sanitise output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
-numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)
format can be
-html output hardware tree as HTML
-xml output hardware tree as XML
-short output hardware paths
-businfo output bus information
options can be
-class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
-C CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-c CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-quiet do not display status
-sanitize sanitise output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
-numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)
format can be
-html output hardware tree as HTML
-xml output hardware tree as XML
-short output hardware paths
-businfo output bus information
options can be
-class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
-C CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-c CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-quiet do not display status
-sanitize sanitise output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
-numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)
Basic display modes:
-mm Produce machine-readable output (single -m for an obsolete format)
-t Show bus tree
Display options:
-v Be verbose (-vv for very verbose)
-k Show kernel drivers handling each device
-x Show hex-dump of the standard part of the config space
-xxx Show hex-dump of the whole config space (dangerous; root only)
-xxxx Show hex-dump of the 4096-byte extended config space (root only)
-b Bus-centric view (addresses and IRQ’s as seen by the bus)
-D Always show domain numbers
Resolving of device ID’s to names:
-n Show numeric ID’s
-nn Show both textual and numeric ID’s (names & numbers)
-q Query the PCI ID database for unknown ID’s via DNS
-qq As above, but re-query locally cached entries
-Q Query the PCI ID database for all ID’s via DNS
Selection of devices:
-s [[[[]:]]:][][.[]] Show only devices in selected slots
-d []:[] Show only devices with specified ID’s
Other options:
-i Use specified ID database instead of /usr/share/misc/pci.ids.gz
-p Look up kernel modules in a given file instead of default modules.pcimap
-M Enable `bus mapping’ mode (dangerous; root only)
PCI access options:
-A Use the specified PCI access method (see -A help' for a list) -O <par>=<val> Set PCI access parameter (see -O help’ for a list)
-G Enable PCI access debugging
-H Use direct hardware access ( = 1 or 2)
-F Read PCI configuration dump from a given file
bill@bill-System-Product-Name:~$
It seems to be giving a description of the commands rather than executing them, and although there may well be a simple explanation for it I have no idea why it’s doing that unless it’s some permissions problem.
Best left meantime until someone more savvy comes onboard
Ok can you try booting into a live session using the CD or USB (whatever you have) then when your into the desktop open the terminal and try the commands we tried earlier then post the output
format can be
-html output hardware tree as HTML
-xml output hardware tree as XML
-short output hardware paths
-businfo output bus information
options can be
-class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
-C CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-c CLASS same as ‘-class CLASS’
-disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-quiet don’t display status
-sanitize sanitize output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
-numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)
If Bill was copying & pasting the commands into the terminal would that not eliminate the possibility of the keyboard being at fault or could it still be a keyboard issue even though the keyboard is not being used ?