--- trunk/installer/hwdetection.sh	2007/10/15 00:08:36	595
+++ trunk/installer/hwdetection.sh	2007/10/15 20:49:40	596
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# $Header: /home/cvsd/magellan-cvs/magellan-src/installer/hwdetection.sh,v 1.7 2007-10-15 20:49:40 niro Exp $
 
 ## hwdetection, needs >= sys-apps/hwinfo
 
+# hwinfo wrapper to use hwinfo with sudo if requested
+hwinfo()
+{
+	local use_sudo=""
+	case ${SUDO} in
+		yes|y|true|1) use_sudo=sudo ;;
+	esac
+
+	${use_sudo} /usr/sbin/hwinfo $@
+}
+
 # get_hwinfo $hw_item
 get_hwinfo()
 {