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#1 2022-01-11 09:45:38
- skinman1401
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[SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Dear Arch Forum Gods,
Please can you help? I have just logged in to check for updates to my system. I have received the following message:
'Replace hwids with core/hwdata?'
[alu@archPC ~]$ sudo pacman -Syyu
[sudo] password for alu:
:: Synchronising package databases...
core 138.5 KiB 969 KiB/s 00:00 [##################################################################] 100%
extra 1561.9 KiB 13.0 MiB/s 00:00 [##################################################################] 100%
community 6.0 MiB 17.3 MiB/s 00:00 [##################################################################] 100%
multilib 152.2 KiB 3.71 MiB/s 00:00 [##################################################################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace hwids with core/hwdata? [Y/n] I have checked the wiki and I am unable to find any mention of this in the manual.
System info:
[alu@archPC ~]$ uname -a
Linux archPC 5.15.13-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:20:59 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux [alu@archPC ~]$ sudo lshw -short
H/W path Device Class Description
===========================================================
system System Product Name (ASUS_MB_CNL)
/0 bus ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/40 memory 16GiB System Memory
/0/40/0 memory [empty]
/0/40/1 memory 8GiB DIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2666 MHz (0.4 ns)
/0/40/2 memory [empty]
/0/40/3 memory 8GiB DIMM DDR4 Synchronous 2666 MHz (0.4 ns)
/0/4b memory 384KiB L1 cache
/0/4c memory 1536KiB L2 cache
/0/4d memory 12MiB L3 cache
/0/4e processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8086K CPU @ 4.00GHz
/0/100 bridge 8th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers
/0/100/1 bridge 6th-10th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x16)
/0/100/1/0 display TU106 [GeForce RTX 2070]
/0/100/1/0.1 multimedia TU106 High Definition Audio Controller
/0/100/1/0.2 bus TU106 USB 3.1 Host Controller
/0/100/1/0.2/0 usb3 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1/0.2/1 usb4 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1/0.3 bus TU106 USB Type-C UCSI Controller
/0/100/14 bus Cannon Lake PCH USB 3.1 xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14/0 usb1 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14/0/2 multimedia Logitech Webcam C925e
/0/100/14/0/4 input DGK68C
/0/100/14/0/7 storage Fast SSD
/0/100/14/0/8 input Razer DeathAdder Elite
/0/100/14/0/9 communication AX200 Bluetooth
/0/100/14/1 usb2 bus xHCI Host Controller
/0/100/14.2 memory RAM memory
/0/100/16 communication Cannon Lake PCH HECI Controller
/0/100/17 storage Cannon Lake PCH SATA AHCI Controller
/0/100/1b bridge Cannon Lake PCH PCI Express Root Port #21
/0/100/1c bridge Cannon Lake PCH PCI Express Root Port #5
/0/100/1c.6 bridge Cannon Lake PCH PCI Express Root Port #7
/0/100/1c.6/0 multimedia Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series]
/0/100/1c.7 bridge Cannon Lake PCH PCI Express Root Port #8
/0/100/1c.7/0 wlan0 network Wi-Fi 6 AX200
/0/100/1d bridge Cannon Lake PCH PCI Express Root Port #9
/0/100/1d/0 /dev/nvme0 storage Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB
/0/100/1d/0/0 hwmon1 disk NVMe disk
/0/100/1d/0/2 /dev/ng0n1 disk NVMe disk
/0/100/1d/0/1 /dev/nvme0n1 disk 250GB NVMe disk
/0/100/1d/0/1/1 /dev/nvme0n1p1 volume 232GiB EXT4 volume
/0/100/1f bridge Intel Corporation
/0/100/1f.3 multimedia Cannon Lake PCH cAVS
/0/100/1f.4 bus Cannon Lake PCH SMBus Controller
/0/100/1f.5 bus Cannon Lake PCH SPI Controller
/0/100/1f.6 eno1 network Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V
/0/1 system Motherboard registers
/0/2 system Motherboard registers
/0/3 system AT Real-Time Clock
/0/4 generic PnP device INT3f0d
/0/5 system Motherboard registers
/0/6 system Motherboard registers
/0/7 system Motherboard registers
/0/8 system Motherboard registers
/1 power To Be Filled By O.E.M. Should I choose Y or N for this Pacman request, please?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Last edited by skinman1401 (2022-01-11 14:28:27)
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#2 2022-01-11 10:17:38
- Slithery
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#3 2022-01-11 10:47:19
- skinman1401
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Which letter is in capitals, the y or the n?
Moving to NC.
The Y is capitalized, the n is lower case. Thanks.
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#4 2022-01-11 10:52:27
- V1del
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Which means it's the recommended default choice. This basically boils down to how the packagers handle these kind of packaging changes. If done correctly and the replacement is intentional, pacman will suggest an uppercase Y assuming an actual intention behind the packaging change that is safe to accept.
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#5 2022-01-11 11:00:42
- skinman1401
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Which means it's the recommended default choice. This basically boils down to how the packagers handle these kind of packaging changes. If done correctly and the replacement is intentional, pacman will suggest an uppercase Y assuming an actual intention behind the packaging change that is safe to accept.
Thanks for your help. I've learned something new today 
All the best,
Mark
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#6 2022-01-11 11:45:50
- GeorgeJP
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
As mentioned on https://github.com/gentoo/hwids
This project is no longer active. hwdata is an active alternative.
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#7 2022-01-11 13:13:02
- 2ManyDogs
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Please remember to mark your thread [SOLVED] (edit the title of your first post).
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#8 2022-01-11 14:28:57
- skinman1401
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
As mentioned on https://github.com/gentoo/hwids
This project is no longer active. hwdata is an active alternative.
Thanks!
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#9 2022-01-11 14:29:27
- skinman1401
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Please remember to mark your thread [SOLVED] (edit the title of your first post).
Done and thanks!
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#10 2022-01-16 19:13:39
- brbbtwfyi
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman Update - Replace hwids with core/hwdata?
Which letter is in capitals, the y or the n?
Moving to NC.
Ahhh... I remember when the Arch forum was a friendly place where you could receive helpful answers to even the simplest of questions.
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