pciutils-3.9.0
Introduction to PCI Utils
The PCI Utils package contains a
set of programs for listing PCI devices, inspecting their status
and setting their configuration registers.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3
platform.
Package Information
pciutils Dependencies
Recommended
cURL-7.88.1, Wget-1.21.3, or
Lynx-2.8.9rel.1 (for the update-pciids script
to function correctly).
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/pciutils
Installation of PCI Utils
Install PCI Utils by running the
following commands:
make PREFIX=/usr \
SHAREDIR=/usr/share/hwdata \
SHARED=yes
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root
user:
make PREFIX=/usr \
SHAREDIR=/usr/share/hwdata \
SHARED=yes \
install install-lib &&
chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpci.so
Command Explanations
SHARED=yes
: This parameter
enables building of the shared library instead of the static one.
ZLIB=no
: This option prevents
compression of the pci.ids
file.
Configuring PCI Utils
The pci.ids
data file is constantly
being updated. To get a current version of this file, run
update-pciids as the
root
user. This program requires
the Which-2.21 script or program to
find cURL-7.88.1, Lynx-2.8.9rel.1, or Wget-1.21.3 which
are used to download the most current file, and then replace the
existing file in /usr/share/hwdata
.
You should update the /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids
file periodically.
Execute the following commands, as the
root
user, to create a systemd timer to update it weekly on Sundays at 2:30 A.M.
(local time):
cat > /usr/lib/systemd/system/update-pciids.service << "EOF" &&
[Unit]
Description=Update pci.ids file
Documentation=man:update-pciids(8)
DefaultDependencies=no
After=local-fs.target network-online.target
Before=shutdown.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/update-pciids
EOF
cat > /usr/lib/systemd/system/update-pciids.timer << "EOF" &&
[Unit]
Description=Update pci.ids file weekly
[Timer]
OnCalendar=Sun 02:30:00
Persistent=true
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
EOF
systemctl enable update-pciids.timer
Contents
Installed Programs:
lspci, setpci, and update-pciids
Installed Library:
libpci.so
Installed Directory:
/usr/include/pci and
/usr/share/hwdata
Short Descriptions
lspci
|
is a utility for displaying information about all PCI
buses in the system and all devices connected to them
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setpci
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is a utility for querying and configuring PCI devices
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update-pciids
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fetches the current version of the PCI ID list.
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libpci.so
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is library that allows applications to access the PCI
subsystem
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