Where is information stored about what hardware is detected by Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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The file /etc/sysconfig/hwconf holds this information. Open it in a text editor or with the following command:

# vi /etc/sysconfig/hwconf

The following is an example of the information that can be found in this file:

class: NETWORK
bus: PCI
detached: 0
device: eth0
driver: e1000
desc: "Intel Corporation 82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Control...

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