Ubuntu
lshw package

lshw locks up system

Bug #1531369 reported by Humphrey van Polanen Petel
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
lshw (Debian)
New
Unknown
lshw (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

command: "sudo lshw -short -C memory"
displays: "PCI (sysfs)"
is busy for a few seconds as shown by System Load Indicator
but then the system freezes
and a hardware reset is needed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: lshw 02.16-2ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-57.77~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jan 6 14:04:44 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-08 (120 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: lshw
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Humphrey van Polanen Petel (hpvpp) wrote :
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Humphrey van Polanen Petel (hpvpp) wrote :

sudo lshw -html > ~/hardware_info.html && firefox ~/hardware_info.html

causes the same

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in lshw (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in lshw (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
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