Packages Pciutils

pciutils

lspci — for the SDRs and capture cards that are not on USB

• Version recorded: 3.13.0
• Categories: device-support, workstation
• Upstream: https://mj.ucw.cz/sw/pciutils/

What it does

Lists PCI and PCIe devices with their identifiers, drivers in use, and resource assignments.

Why you would want it

Not every SDR is a USB dongle. LimeSDR XTRX and Red Pitaya-class hardware sit on PCIe, and 'which driver claimed this device' is a question only lspci -k answers. It is also how you check whether a kernel module bound at all.

Before it will work

Nothing.

How it installs

• apt: pciutils

Known problems

Device names come from a pci.ids database that ages; a very new card may show as an unrecognised vendor and product number, which is cosmetic rather than a fault.

Keeping it current

• probe: apt policy
• strategy: apt_upgrade

Source: catalog/packages/pciutils.yaml