HW Probe 1.6.5 (Sep 18, 2022)
This file explains how to install and setup environment for the tool in your computer.
Just find the name of your BSD variant on this page.
See more info in the README.md.
- Install on FreeBSD
- Install on OpenBSD
- Install on NetBSD
- Install on helloSystem
- Install on MyBee
- Install on DragonFly
- Install on MidnightBSD
- Install on OPNsense
- Install on TrueNAS
- Install on FreeNAS
- Install on pfSense
- Install on XigmaNAS
- Install on other BSD
- Easy way to contribute
- Run without Installing
On FreeBSD and derivatives (GhostBSD, NomadBSD, FuryBSD, TrueOS, PC-BSD, HardenedBSD, DesktopBSD, ArisbluBSD, helloSystem, etc.).
For FreeBSD 11.x, 12.x and newer and derivatives install this port: https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/hw-probe/
pkg install hw-probe
or manually:
cd /usr/ports/sysutils/hw-probe
make install
Probe your computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
Get latest version of the tool:
fetch http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe
Install dependencies manually:
pkg install dmidecode smartmontools hwstat lscpu curl perl5
or automatically:
perl hw-probe -install-deps
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
Get the tool from upstream (see above) and install deps in the following way:
For old FreeBSD releases < 9.3:
env PACKAGESITE='http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/ports/<ARCH>/packages-<FREEBSD_RELEASE>-release/Latest/' pkg_add -r dmidecode smartmontools hwstat cpuid curl perl
For older FreeBSD releases < 8.0 you need also usbutil package to be installed:
pkg_add -r usbutil
For older FreeBSD releases < 7.0:
pkg_add -r p5-Digest-SHA
Oldest supported FreeBSD version is currently 6.4.
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
Desktop users should enable sudo by installing sudo package and adding user to sudoers file (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/security-sudo.html) to preserve user environment variables:
sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload
On OpenBSD and derivatives (AdJ, FuguIta, etc.).
For OpenBSD, a package is available (see https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/ports/sysutils/hw-probe/):
pkg_add hw-probe
Probe your computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
Get the tool:
ftp http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe
Install dependencies manually:
pkg_add dmidecode smartmontools usbutil lscpu curl
or automatically:
perl hw-probe -install-deps
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
For old OpenBSD releases < 6.5:
PKG_PATH=https://ftp.nluug.nl/OpenBSD/<OPENBSD_RELEASE>/packages/<ARCH> pkg_add dmidecode smartmontools usbutil lscpu curl
On NetBSD and derivatives (OS108, etc.).
Get the tool:
ftp http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe
Install dependencies manually:
pkgin install dmidecode smartmontools usbutil curl perl
or automatically:
perl hw-probe -install-deps
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
Pre-installed on helloSystem 0.3.0 and newer. From the menu, launch the Hardware Probe utility and follow the on-screen instructions:
Pre-installed on MyBee 13.1 and newer.
For DragonFlyBSD 5.8 and newer install this dport: https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DPorts/tree/master/sysutils/hw-probe
pkg install hw-probe
Probe your computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
Get latest version of the tool:
fetch http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe
Install dependencies manually:
pkg install dmidecode smartmontools hwstat lscpu curl perl5
or automatically:
perl hw-probe -install-deps
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
For MidnightBSD 1.2.7 and newer install this mport: https://www.midnightbsd.org/mports/sysutils/hw-probe/
mport install hw-probe
Probe your computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
Get latest version of the tool:
fetch http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe
Install dependencies manually:
mport install dmidecode smartmontools cpuid curl perl
or automatically:
perl hw-probe -install-deps
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
For OPNsense 20.7.8 and newer.
Install os-hw-probe plugin under Menu->System->Firmware->Plugins.
For TrueNAS 12 and newer:
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/lscpu-1.2.0.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/hwstat-0.5.1.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/hw-probe-1.6.b2.txz
Alternatively you can enable FreeBSD repository and install the package from there:
sed 's/enabled: yes/enabled: no/' /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/local.conf
sed 's/enabled: no/enabled: yes/' /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
pkg install hw-probe
Probe your computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
For FreeNAS 11.x:
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/lscpu-1.2.0.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/hwstat-0.5.1.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/hw-probe-1.6.b2.txz
Alternatively you can enable FreeBSD repository and install the package from there:
sed 's/enabled: yes/enabled: no/' /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/local.conf
sed 's/enabled: no/enabled: yes/' /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
pkg install hw-probe
Probe your computer:
hw-probe -all -upload
For pfSense 2.5.x:
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/lscpu-1.2.0.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/hwstat-0.5.1.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/hw-probe-1.6.b2.txz
For pfSense 2.4.x:
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/lscpu-1.2.0.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/hwstat-0.5.1.txz https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/hw-probe-1.6.b2.txz
Alternatively you can enable FreeBSD repository and install the package from there:
sed 's/enabled: no/enabled: yes/' /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf
pkg install hw-probe
Probe your computer:
/usr/local/bin/hw-probe -all -upload
Install package:
pkg install hw-probe
Probe your computer:
/usr/local/bin/hw-probe -all -upload
Get the tool:
curl -s http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe > hw-probe
On first run the tool will ask to install missed dependencies (perl, dmidecode, smartmontools, lscpu, curl). You can install them manually or automatically with the help of the following option:
perl hw-probe -install-deps
Probe your computer:
perl hw-probe -all -upload
Everyone can contribute to the database even without having BSD installed on their computers by writing helloSystem Live image to a USB stick once and then probing all the computers around w/o the need to install or modify anything!
Just do:
- Download and write the helloSystem Live image to any USB stick
- Plug it to any computer
- Power on the computer, enter the Boot Menu and select the USB stick
- Connect to WiFi or just plug the Ethernet cable
- From the menu, launch the Hardware Probe utility and follow the on-screen instructions
Now you can probe all your computers around by booting from this USB stick!
The same can be done with the help of NomadBSD Live USB image. In this case follow the FreeBSD instructions on it to install and run hw-probe. Note that at first start NomadBSD will run the setup wizard to prepare the USB stick.
From Github:
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxhw/hw-probe/master/hw-probe.pl | perl
From upstream (mirror):
curl -s http://bsd-hardware.info/hw-probe | perl
Enjoy!