Tom, Apology accepted, but I think that response by Brian should be nominated for the best off-topic email response of 2010. :) You can start by looking at /var/log/messages or /log/messages (or whereever the log folder is on your install) and look for that boot up data... most of the hardware is listed there. -- Ryan On Jun 9, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Tom Poe wrote: > Ryan Coleman wrote: >> Best... response... ever... >> > My apologies, folks. Sent the wrong message. Found out the tribes sell > retail price, and pocket the federal taxes in a deal with the > state/feds. The message I wanted to send: > > Well, made the move from northeast Iowa. Now in striking range for > install fests, etc. All settled in Eden Valley. Need to set up my Dell > GX260 desktop to maximize my standalone DSL line with Internet access > provided by regional telecom, Melrose Telephone Company. Can someone > point me to a set of linux commands to document what my computer is, > now? I want to check hardware setup. I have two drives, an 80GB drive > and a 160GB drive, but want to upgrade to Ubuntu10.4 and use both > drives. In other words, want to reformat both drives, and treat as > one. Any suggestions appreciated. > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list