The Dohickey Client

Client Project Status

Current Version: 0.7 (Beta)
Next Release: 0.8 (Beta)
Developers:
  • DoctorMO
Mail Lists:
Hardware Database Search

Features

0.7 - Beta Release
  • Communicates information to the server so information can be shared.
  • Can detect AGP/PCE-E and PCI-X devices and the busses.
  • Multiple views for ordering the information as is best suited for the task.
  • Can hide or display any empty slots, allows you to easily see upgradable systems.
0.6.2 - Alpha Release
  • Can detect SCSI and SATA busses and all devices connected to them.
  • Can detect most Firewire devices, although devices sometimes lie.
  • Understands the concept of the computer, motherboard and the difference between onboard and hardware items.
  • Hardware information now contained within a seperate pannel to the right of the device tree.
  • Deb packaging greatly improved, links to wiki for support.
0.5.1 - Alpha Release
  • Allows Rating of all hardware
  • Communicates with server via http
  • Repackaged for python install, also allows run from package
  • Hardware Details Screen
  • Setting and editing models of the same hardware id now enabled
0.4.2 - Alpha Release
  • Can detect all IDE devices (hard drives, CD/DVD drives, etc)
  • Can detect PCI devices (wireless cards, PCI video cards)
  • Can detect USB devices in real-time
  • Can NOT detect integrated devices seperately from the motherboard. They are all seen as one device.
  • Allows the user to manually edit fields, specifying such things as Manufacturer, Model, Type of hardware, etc.
  • Allows the addition of more specific information for certain types of hardware (ie, speed of a hard drive)
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