From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750916AbWHPTP4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:15:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750920AbWHPTP4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:15:56 -0400 Received: from post-25.mail.nl.demon.net ([194.159.73.195]:15299 "EHLO post-25.mail.nl.demon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750916AbWHPTPy (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:15:54 -0400 Message-ID: <44E36F5B.905@rebelhomicide.demon.nl> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:17:47 +0200 From: Michiel de Boer User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Milton Mobley CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: need source for lspci, lsusb, etc. References: <44E29546.904@rebelhomicide.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Milton Mobley wrote: > Thanks for your suggestions. My Linux computers are not connected to > the net, > so I am focussing on getting tarballs which I can then move from > Windows to Linux > > On 8/15/06, x@rebelhomicide.demon.nl wrote: >> Milton Mobley wrote: >> > Hi, I am building kernels from kernel.org sources, and am having >> problems >> > detecting certain pci and usb devices (I didn't change the kernel code >> > much yet). >> > Where can I find the sources for programs that live in /sbin, >> > /usr/sbin, etc., >> > especially lspci, lsusb, lsmod? >> > - >> > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe >> > linux-kernel" in >> > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >> > >> Milton, your distribution of Linux should provide those. >> For Debian Linux for example, you'd do: >> >> $ dpkg -S lspci >> pciutils: /usr/bin/lspci >> >> ..and you note that lspci is in the 'pciutils' package. >> You could then do as follows: >> >> $ apt-get update >> .... >> $ apt-get source pciutils >> >> The source would be downloaded and unpacked in the current working >> directory. >> >> Regards, Michiel de Boer >> > In that case, google for: source pciutils source usbutils source module-init-tools You should get your hands on a tarball quickly. Regards, Michiel de Boer PS: two tips: - use "reply to all" when you reply to a message in the lkml - when you quote previous discussion, place your answer below the quote, instead of above ;) These things are common courtesy & practice on the lkml. (see: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/ for reference)