> Wouldn't it be really nice if dmesg had more info about devices? No, it wouldn't, that'd just make the kernel another 1.5MB larger. It's large enough as it

> Wouldn't it be really nice if dmesg had more info about devices? No, it wouldn't, that'd just make the kernel another 1.5MB larger. It's large enough as it is. And if there is a driver for the device, the driver will print more things anyway. Remember you're dealing with low-level system interfacing here. You're expected to bring some knowledge.