This is an updated version of a script to repot hardware information. Ideally, this script would be run soon after installation, with the output (along with a brief report about what does and doesn't work) sent to the mailing list. Included here is the output when run on a typical VMware installation: term% rep 9fs 9fat && cat /n/9fat/plan9.ini bootfile=9pcf bootargs=local!/dev/sdC0/fscache nobootprompt=local!/dev/sdC0/fscache nvram=/dev/sdC0/nvram mouseport=ps2intellimouse monitor=vesa vgasize=1280x1024x32 *nomp=1 *novesashadow=1 user=sl cat /dev/kmesg Plan 9 126 holes free 00018000 0009f000 552960 00481000 0cf2a000 212504576 213057536 bytes free cpu0: 3388MHz GenuineIntel P6 (cpuid: AX 0x206A7 DX 0xFEBFBFF) ELCR: 0E20 #l0: AMD79C970: 10Mbps port 0x2000 irq 10: 000c2909aacf mylex ctlr @ port 0x10c0: 32-bit wide SCSI host adapter 512M memory: 207M kernel data, 304M user, 929M swap nusb/usbd: /dev/usb: no hubs bad nvram key bad authentication id bad authentication domain nvrcheck: can't read nvram current fs is "main" 11 uids read, 8 groups used 63-bit cwfs as of Mon Apr 23 13:25:45 2012 last boot Mon Apr 30 13:04:03 2012 init: starting /bin/rc swap: /tmp/swap term% /dev/sdC0 inquiry VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive config 427A capabilities 2F00 dma 00550004 dmactl 00550004 rwm 16 rwmctl 0 model VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive serial 00000000000000000001 firm 00000001 feat lba power nop geometry 62914560 512 missirq 0 sloop 0 irq 38258 38254 bsy 0 0 nildrive 4 part data 0 62914560 part plan9 63 62910540 part 9fat 63 204863 part nvram 204863 204864 part other 204864 9162817 part fscache 9162817 18120770 part fsworm 18120770 62910540 /dev/sdD0 inquiry VMware Virtual IDE CDROM Drive config 85C4 capabilities 0F00 dma 00550004 dmactl 00550004 model VMware Virtual IDE CDROM Drive serial 10000000000000000001 firm 00000001 feat lba nop atapi missirq 0 sloop 0 irq 455 453 bsy 0 0 nildrive 2 pci -v 0.0.0: brg 06.00.00 8086/7190 0 Intel Corporation 82443BX/ZX 440BX/ZX AGPset Host Bridge 0.1.0: brg 06.04.00 8086/7191 0 Intel Corporation 82443BX/ZX 440BX/ZX AGPset PCI-to-PCI bridge 0.15.0: vid 03.00.00 15ad/0405 9 0:000010f1 16 1:d0000000 134217728 2:d8000000 8388608 VMware Inc. 9500MGS NVIDIA 0.16.0: disk 01.00.00 104b/1040 11 0:000010c1 32 1:d8800000 32 Mylex / Buslogic BT958 SCSI Host Adaptor 0.17.0: brg 06.04.01 15ad/0790 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.0: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.1: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.2: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.3: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.4: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.5: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.6: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.21.7: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.0: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.1: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.2: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.3: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.4: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.5: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.6: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.22.7: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.0: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.1: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.2: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.3: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.4: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.5: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.6: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.23.7: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.0: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.1: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.2: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.3: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.4: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.5: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.6: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.24.7: brg 06.04.00 15ad/07a0 255 VMware Inc. 0.7.0: brg 06.01.00 8086/7110 0 Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M ISBridgeA 0.7.1: disk 01.01.8a 8086/7111 255 4:000010e1 16 Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M IDE Controller 0.7.3: brg 06.80.00 8086/7113 0 Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M Power Management Controller 0.7.7: --- 08.80.00 15ad/0740 9 0:00001081 64 VMware Inc. 0X0880 VMWare VMCI Bus Device 2.0.0: net 02.00.00 1022/2000 10 0:00002001 128 Advanced Micro Devices Am79C970/1/2/3/5/6 PCnet LANCE PCI Ethernet Controller 2.1.0: aud 04.01.00 1274/1371 5 0:00002081 64 Ensoniq ES 1371 AudioPCI aux/icanhasmsi 0.21.0 0.21.1 0.21.2 0.21.3 0.21.4 0.21.5 0.21.6 0.21.7 0.22.0 0.22.1 0.22.2 0.22.3 0.22.4 0.22.5 0.22.6 0.22.7 0.23.0 0.23.1 0.23.2 0.23.3 0.23.4 0.23.5 0.23.6 0.23.7 0.24.0 0.24.1 0.24.2 0.24.3 0.24.4 0.24.5 0.24.6 0.24.7 cat /dev/ioalloc 0 f dma 20 21 i8259.0 40 43 i8253 60 60 kbd 61 61 i8253.cntr2c 64 64 kbd 70 71 rtc/nvr 80 8f dma a0 a1 i8259.1 d0 df dma 170 177 atacmd 1f0 1f7 atacmd 2b0 2df vga 376 376 atactl 378 37a lpt0 3c0 3da vga 3f0 3f5 floppy 3f6 3f6 atactl 3f7 3f7 floppy fff fff dummy 10c0 10c2 mylex 2000 207f amd79c970 @{rfork n; aux/realemu; aux/vga -p} vesa flag Ulinear|Hlinear|Fsnarf vesa sig VESA 2.0 vesa oem V M ware, Inc. VBE support 2.0 2.0 vesa vendor VMware, Inc vesa product VMware virtual machine vesa rev 2.0 vesa cap 8-bit-dac not-vga vesa mem 19005440 vesa mode 0x100 640x400x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x101 640x480x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x103 800x600x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x105 1024x768x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x107 1280x1024x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x10e 320x200x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x111 640x480x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x114 800x600x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x117 1024x768x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x11a 1280x1024x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x120 320x200x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x121 320x400x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x122 640x400x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x123 640x480x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x124 800x600x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x125 1024x768x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x126 1152x864x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x127 1280x960x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x128 1280x1024x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x129 1400x1050x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x12a 1600x1200x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x12b 1792x1344x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x12c 1856x1392x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x12d 1920x1440x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x12e 320x200x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x12f 320x400x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x130 640x400x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x131 640x480x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x132 800x600x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x133 1024x768x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x134 1152x864x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x135 1280x960x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x136 1280x1024x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x137 1400x1050x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x138 1600x1200x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x139 1792x1344x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x13a 1856x1392x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x13b 1920x1440x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x13c 320x200x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x13d 320x400x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x13e 640x400x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x13f 640x480x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x140 800x600x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x141 1024x768x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x142 1152x864x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x143 1280x960x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x144 1280x1024x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x145 1400x1050x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x146 1600x1200x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x147 1792x1344x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x148 1856x1392x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x149 1920x1440x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x14a 1366x768x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x14b 1366x768x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x14c 1366x768x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x14d 1680x1050x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x14e 1680x1050x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x14f 1680x1050x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x150 1920x1200x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x151 1920x1200x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x152 1920x1200x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x153 2048x1536x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x154 2048x1536x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x155 2048x1536x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x156 320x240x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x157 320x240x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x158 320x240x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x159 400x300x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x15a 400x300x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x15b 400x300x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x15c 512x384x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x15d 512x384x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x15e 512x384x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x15f 854x480x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x160 854x480x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x161 854x480x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x162 1280x720x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x163 1280x720x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x164 1280x720x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x165 1920x1080x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x166 1920x1080x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x167 1920x1080x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x168 1280x800x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x169 1280x800x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x16a 1280x800x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x16b 1440x900x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x16c 1440x900x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x16d 1440x900x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x16e 720x480x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x16f 720x480x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x170 720x480x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x171 720x576x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x172 720x576x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x173 720x576x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x174 800x480x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x175 800x480x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x176 800x480x32 x8r8g8b8 direct vesa mode 0x177 1280x768x8 m8 packed vesa mode 0x178 1280x768x16 r5g6b5 direct vesa mode 0x179 1280x768x32 x8r8g8b8 direct cat /dev/audiostat cat: can't open /dev/audiostat: '/dev/audiostat' file does not exist cat /dev/volume cat: can't open /dev/volume: '/dev/volume' file does not exist -sl