[gentoo-user] 2005 CD and lshw

[gentoo-user] 2005 CD and lshw

[James]

Hello,

I wanted to use a Gentoo installation CD to be able to boot
up any pc and run lshw & lspci to get a quick view
of the hardware on the machine. lspci is on the 2005.0 
instllation CD but, lshw is not. I have not check 2005.1.

Is their a guide or 'howto' to add things to the 2005.x cd
so that one could customize the tools available at boot
time, or add additional software(tools)? Any other diag
tools I should add to a custom boot cd?

Sure be nice to have a cd that boots and supports as much hardware
as possible, so when you see a bargan in computer hardware
used or new, you can boot and check it out more closely.

Diags such ad memtest are already present and of great value,
especially when testing older, used systems. 

Ideas on adding lshw to the boot cd's are most appreciated?
It may be used where there is no Internet access, only 
the boot cd.

James

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