How to ask for info with inxi from users during support

AgentS · 29 July 2018 19:55

What info do you need from inxi?

You can always ask for a Full inxi report (-Fxxxz) getting a lot of useless (most of the times) and cluttering the really useful data from a user, during a support request.
Or you can ask for what it may be useful, if you are confident about the issue relevant factors. You may even ask for a second inxi report, after new information points somewhere else. Anyways, here is a list of the fine-grained options for inxi to get specific information.

In order to have all available info features/capabilities of inxi, you need to install the following packages (you can check with inxi --recommends):

bind-tools dmidecode file hddtemp iproute2 kmod lm_sensors mesa-demos net-tools perl-io-socket-ssl (if dig not installed) perl-json-xs (legacy) systemd-sysvcompat sudo tree usbutils wmctrl xorg-xdpyinfo xorg-xprop xorg-xrandr

You can combine more than one flags in an inxi command (i.e. inxi -DPrI)

Add -z flag to filter security sensitive info, like MAC, user-name etc. You can make it a habbit, it doesn't hurt, even if it hides nothing.

System

inxi -S (adding z hides nothing)

System:    Host: ma64testimg Kernel: 4.14.47-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.12.5 
           Distro: Manjaro Linux 17.1.10 Hakoila

Add Compiler and ToolKit

inxi -Sx

compiler: gcc v: 8.1.0 
tk: Qt 5.11.0

Add Display Manager and Window Manager

inxi -Sxx

wm: kwin_x11  dm: lightdm, sddm

Add Display Manager version

wm: kwin_x11  dm: lightdm  1.26.0, sddm

Graphics

inxi -G (adding z hides nothing)

Graphics:  Card-1: NVIDIA GF116 [GeForce GTX 550 Ti] driver: nvidia v: 390.59 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 550 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.59

Add Bus ID and Direct Render

inxi -Gx

bus ID: 01:00.0
direct render: Yes

Add Chip ID

inxi -Gxx

chip ID: 10de:1244

Audio

inxi -A (adding z hides nothing)

Audio:     Card-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF116 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Card-3: Logitech Webcam C250 type: USB driver: uvcvideo,snd-usb-audio 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.14.47-1-MANJARO

Add version (?) and Bus ID

inxi -Ax

v: kernel
bus ID: 00:1b.0

Add Chip ID

inxi -Axx

chip ID: 8086:3b56

Network

(-z adds security filters for IP/MAC addresses with inxi -Fxxz )
inxi -N

Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 
           Card-2: Sagem XG-76NA 802.11bg type: USB driver: usb-network

Add version, port and Bus ID

inxi -Nx

v: 2.3LK-NAPI 
port: d800
bus ID: 02:00.0

Add Chip ID

inxi -Nxx

chip ID: 10ec:8168

Network Advanced with -nz (filtered)

Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 
           IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Card-2: Sagem XG-76NA 802.11bg type: USB driver: usb-network 
           IF-ID-1: wlp0s29u1u1u2 state: up mac: <filter>

Drives

-D, --disk Hard Disk info, including total storage and details for each disk. Disk total used percentage includes swap partition size(s). (-z hides serial numbers)

inxi -D

Drives:    HDD Total Size: 7.34 TiB used: 2.62 TiB (35.6%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Expansion Desk size: 4.55 TiB 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST3320613AS size: 298.09 GiB 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB 
           ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Hitachi model: HDS723020BLA642 size: 1.82 TiB 
           ID-5: /dev/sde type: USB vendor: Toshiba model: MK5059GSXP size: 465.76 GiB

Also include Optical drives info

inxi -d

Drives:    HDD Total Size: 7.34 TiB used: 2.62 TiB (35.6%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Expansion Desk size: 4.55 TiB 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST3320613AS size: 298.09 GiB 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB 
           ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Hitachi model: HDS723020BLA642 size: 1.82 TiB 
           ID-5: /dev/sde type: USB vendor: Toshiba model: MK5059GSXP size: 465.76 GiB 
           Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: HL-DT-ST model: DVD-RAM GH22NS30 dev-links: cdrom 
           Features: speed: 48 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram

Include HDD temp with disk data (using sudo) with -x

inxi -Dx

temp: 43 C

Include Disk transfer speed; NVMe lanes; Disk serial number. with -xx

inxi -Dxx

speed: 3.0 Gb/s   serial: S2R6NX1J988088V

Firmware rev. if available; partition scheme, in some cases; disk rotation speed (if detected) with -xxx

inxi -Dxxx

rotation: 7200 rpm  rev: 2B6Q  scheme: MBR

Partitions

-P Partition information and -p all mounted partitions (-z hides nothing)

inxi -P

Partition: ID-1: / size: 28.71 GiB used: 26.54 GiB (92.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc2 
           ID-2: /home size: 141.72 GiB used: 50.06 GiB (35.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc5

inxi -p

Partition: ID-1: / size: 28.71 GiB used: 26.54 GiB (92.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc2 
           ID-2: /home size: 141.72 GiB used: 50.06 GiB (35.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc5 
           ID-3: /media/LARGE size: 161.36 GiB used: 133.88 GiB (83.0%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdb5 
           ID-4: /media/LINUX45 size: 4.42 TiB used: 2.41 TiB (54.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3

-o Unmounted partitions and UUIDs

Unmounted: ID-1: /dev/sda1 size: 128.0 MiB fs: <root required> label: N/A uuid: N/A 
           ID-2: /dev/sda2 size: 97.66 GiB fs: ntfs label: Seagate Expansion Drive 
           uuid: BE362378362330B7 
           ID-3: /dev/sdb1 size: 68.36 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: 214cdfbb-b2d3-4428-8b4c-7039d99f5062 
           ID-4: /dev/sdb2 size: 1 KiB fs: <root required> label: N/A uuid: N/A 
           ID-5: /dev/sdb6 size: 30.21 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: 58549d1d-bbb3-40f9-b369-7ccc0468e500 
           ID-6: /dev/sdb7 size: 34.15 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: b2b7c07b-f029-4b56-871d-77f774e6a2ba 
           ID-7: /dev/sdb8 size: 4.00 GiB fs: swap label: N/A uuid: 3c6f00a1-3735-4737-a722-1d23961c2007 
           ID-8: /dev/sdc1 size: 29.30 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: 07a1b6cb-4c37-4bf2-a139-5cfbf86685a1 
           ID-9: /dev/sdc3 size: 29.30 GiB fs: ext4 label: Debian 
           uuid: 38cf2589-e35d-45a9-9af5-1e92c5004fc1 
           ID-10: /dev/sdc4 size: 1 KiB fs: <root required> label: N/A uuid: N/A

For FULL partition information -puo with sudo

sudo inxi -puo

Partition: ID-1: / size: 28.71 GiB used: 26.54 GiB (92.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc2 
           uuid: 57534c87-8a87-45d6-951c-8d5a118e4fe6 
           ID-2: /home size: 141.72 GiB used: 50.07 GiB (35.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc5 
           uuid: d784bf99-11d2-48cb-8fa8-4fc317a7dad7 
           ID-3: /media/LARGE size: 161.36 GiB used: 133.88 GiB (83.0%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdb5 
           uuid: 32D40F2FD40EF4BF 
           ID-4: /media/LINUX45 size: 4.42 TiB used: 2.41 TiB (54.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 
           uuid: 97175fff-fd70-4198-9c2c-3f9ef6aedd88 
Unmounted: ID-1: /dev/sda1 size: 128.0 MiB fs: N/A label: N/A uuid: N/A 
           ID-2: /dev/sda2 size: 97.66 GiB fs: ntfs label: Seagate Expansion Drive 
           uuid: BE362378362330B7 
           ID-3: /dev/sdb1 size: 68.36 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: 214cdfbb-b2d3-4428-8b4c-7039d99f5062 
           ID-4: /dev/sdb2 size: 1 KiB fs: N/A label: N/A uuid: N/A 
           ID-5: /dev/sdb6 size: 30.21 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: 58549d1d-bbb3-40f9-b369-7ccc0468e500 
           ID-6: /dev/sdb7 size: 34.15 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: b2b7c07b-f029-4b56-871d-77f774e6a2ba 
           ID-7: /dev/sdb8 size: 4.00 GiB fs: swap label: N/A uuid: 3c6f00a1-3735-4737-a722-1d23961c2007 
           ID-8: /dev/sdc1 size: 29.30 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A 
           uuid: 07a1b6cb-4c37-4bf2-a139-5cfbf86685a1 
           ID-9: /dev/sdc3 size: 29.30 GiB fs: ext4 label: Debian 
           uuid: 38cf2589-e35d-45a9-9af5-1e92c5004fc1 
           ID-10: /dev/sdc4 size: 1 KiB fs: N/A label: N/A uuid: N/A

Sensors

-s Sensors output

inxi -s

Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 57 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30%

Include voltages with -x

inxi -sx

  # missing appropriate example, please add one...

Info on run-time

-I General runtime info

inxi -I

Info:      Processes: 215 Uptime: 1h 03m Memory: 7.72 GiB used: 3.96 GiB (51.3%) 
Shell: bash  inxi: 3.0.12

Include Init system and Compilers with -x

inxi -Ix

Init: systemd  Compilers: gcc: 8.1.1 Shell: bash v: 4.4.23

Include version numbers and running terminal with -xx

inxi -Ixx

Init: systemd v: 239 Compilers: gcc: 8.1.1 alt: 6 
Shell: bash v: 4.4.23 running in: yakuake

Repositories

-r active repositories

Repos:     Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist 
           1: https://mirror.philpot.de/manjaro/testing/$repo/$arch
           2: https://manjaro.moson.eu/testing/$repo/$arch
           3: http://kibo.remi.lu/testing/$repo/$arch
           4: http://mirror.ragenetwork.de/manjaro/testing/$repo/$arch
           5: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/testing/$repo/$arch
           6: http://mirror.catn.com/pub/manjaro/testing/$repo/$arch
           7: http://ftp.caliu.cat/manjaro/testing/$repo/$arch
           8: https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/manjaro/testing/$repo/$arch

Harrware Advanced Info Plus

-B for Battery
-C for CPU
-f for CPU flags
-m for Memory
-R for RAID
-s for Sensors
--slots for PCI slots (needs root)
--usb for USB data
-t for 5 top processes

cscs · 19 July 2018 00:47

z also filters out serials from the Machine section.
(though - without sudo/root they dont appear either)

inxi -Fx

Machine:   Type: Portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 3451 v: A05 serial: <root required> 
           Mobo: Dell model: 0H4MK6 v: A00 serial: <root required> UEFI: Dell v: A05 date: 09/30/2015

inxi -Fxz

Machine:   Type: Portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 3451 v: A05 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Dell model: 0H4MK6 v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: A05 date: 09/30/2015

AgentS · 19 July 2018 00:56

I have noticed that -F output is not always same as individual Section flags.
Anyway, my point is to avoid this special AIO -Fxxx command which is asked, no matter the issue may be just theming, which implies screenfetch or neofetch utils.
And I have to admit, I cannot understand the reason for insisting on adding c0 to inxi, when posting to this forum, for which the text is always in Discourse color profile...

cscs · 19 July 2018 01:05

Yeah me neither - I think it was used once and accidentally became standard. (I do it too)
I think just -Fxz for a full overview should be fine.

jbMacAZ · 19 July 2018 01:21

The -c0 disables the color coding in the inxi output, which used to be done with escape codes. If you pasted the terminal output into a text editor (or a Google + thread) the escape codes were visible and rendered the data less helpful. It doesn't seem to cause problems anymore!

AgentS · 19 July 2018 01:22

For the active terminal, while, you are going to copy/paste this to the forum, no color is kept.

Yochanan · 20 July 2018 00:00

Huh? I couldn't figure how how to show the active repos.

AgentS · 20 July 2018 00:03

inxi -r

I just corrected, it was a typo.
Thanks for reporting.

AgentS · 29 July 2018 19:57

I added a couple of more details, after suggestions from @h2-1 , thanks!

How to ask for info with inxi from users during support

What info do you need from inxi?

You can combine more than one flags in an `inxi` command (i.e. `inxi -DPrI`)

Add `-z` flag to filter security sensitive info, like MAC, user-name etc. You can make it a habbit, it doesn't hurt, even if it hides nothing.

System

Graphics

Audio

Network

Drives

Partitions

Sensors

Info on run-time

Repositories

Harrware Advanced Info Plus

How to ask for info with inxi from users during support

What info do you need from inxi?

You can combine more than one flags in an inxi command (i.e. inxi -DPrI)

Add -z flag to filter security sensitive info, like MAC, user-name etc. You can make it a habbit, it doesn't hurt, even if it hides nothing.

System

Graphics

Audio

Network

Drives

Partitions

Sensors

Info on run-time

Repositories

Harrware Advanced Info Plus

You can combine more than one flags in an `inxi` command (i.e. `inxi -DPrI`)

Add `-z` flag to filter security sensitive info, like MAC, user-name etc. You can make it a habbit, it doesn't hurt, even if it hides nothing.