Thread: Reading hardware errors in RHEL / CentOS Linux

Helo

i am new to linux...i am using RHEL5...is there any way i can check the status of the hardware devices using putty...i want to check the errors, warning messages (critical, informational) as in windows.

Thank you

Your system messages will tell you most of what you need to know.

Code:

cat /var/log/messages

If you have 64bit hardware with 64bit Linux installed try:

1. Linux x86_64: Detecting Hardware Errors

The dmesg command will also display data from syslog.

Originally Posted by nixcraft

If you have 64bit hardware with 64bit Linux installed try:



The dmesg command will also display data from syslog.

Hi

I did try the command...but I am unable to understand it...Is there any material which explains how to read it

Thank you