Autodetection
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Autodetection is an automatic detection of a thing or situation.
For example, an operating system system probes the computer hardware
, automatically determines what is installed in the computer and configures the kernel to support the discovered hardware.
Autodetection is used by the Live CD
s.
For example, an operating system system probes the computer hardware
Computer hardware
Personal computer hardware are component devices which are typically installed into or peripheral to a computer case to create a personal computer upon which system software is installed including a firmware interface such as a BIOS and an operating system which supports application software that...
, automatically determines what is installed in the computer and configures the kernel to support the discovered hardware.
Autodetection is used by the Live CD
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
s.