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LPI Linux Certification/Adding New Hardware
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Detailed Objective
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Description:
Candidates should be able to configure internal and external devices for a system including new hard disks, dumb terminal devices, serial UPS devices, multi-port serial cards, and LCD panels.
Key knowledge area(s):
X.org
XFree86
Module tools
Tools and utilities to list various hardware information (e.g. lsdev, lspci, etc.)
Tools and utilities to manipulate legacy interfaces (RS232, LPT, etc)
Tools and utilities to manipulate USB devices
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
modprobe
lsmod
lsdev
lspci
setserial
usbview
lsusb
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