Most information can be found in the /proc directory, you just need to know where to look. There's not really a master command to come back with all system information, that's what GUIs are for
I'd be interested to know how to use xterm to get info about power usage too!
Some easy commands to get basic info about the state of the device:
uptime
- tells how long the device is booted for, and how busy it is
free
- show memory use (RAM and swap)
df
- show how full the storage is
top
- updated display of running processes statistics. By default it shows processes using most CPU at the top. Press m to sort by memory use. Use ctrl-c when you've had enough.
You might need to do some extra reading to interpret the output of these commands.. there is plenty information on the web, e.g: http://salomie.ro/wiki/index.php/Linux_Free_Command (or just google: linux free command, etc.)
If you run into any problems someone will help you out if you post
what you want to do and how you are trying to do it.
I found that including "how you are trying to do it" will get a better response than just asking how. It provides a starting point for help.
the top command is great for a beginner thanks
it is showing cpu running at 22% with songs playing and some other apps. over all i am thinking this is pretty good I have some programs that has not made it out of the box yet but appears to be working on my system ok such as
Personal IP Address
Personal Photo Frame
Quicknote
Recorder
syesteminfowiget
xournal
conboy
At the beginning had some issue with the device not shutting down correctly but after I found the offline mode and removed deval-extras. I have not had to many any uses
Is there some basic instruction for xterminal commands such as system info, power usage etc. Where would someone find these?
I woud like to know where to find power usage info
myself. (Been using unix shells for over 20 years.)
The Openmoko Freerunner provides quite a bit of
power information, such as voltage, current, temperature, and capacity for the battery. The battery current is negative when charging.
Most of this information is in various subdirectories in /sys/devices/platform
The n900 has plenty of directories in /sys/devices/platform, but I haven't found any power status yet.
I woud like to know where to find power usage info
myself. (Been using unix shells for over 20 years.)
The Openmoko Freerunner provides quite a bit of
power information, such as voltage, current, temperature, and capacity for the battery. The battery current is negative when charging.
Most of this information is in various subdirectories in /sys/devices/platform
The n900 has plenty of directories in /sys/devices/platform, but I haven't found any power status yet.
powertop shows you the poower usage, at least on the PC. I haven't got a device yet, so I can't tell what it looks like exactly on the N900.
