# Access content from the device

The following are the ways to access the content from the device.

## Enable SSH

Enable a SSH in permissive mode to securely access your
host device. For instructions, see [Sign in using SSH](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70020-254/how_to.html#use-ssh).

## Retrieve the information from the device

You can retrieve the information from your device to debug the kernel
issues.

The following is the list of kernel commands:

Table: List of kernel commands

| Commands | Description |
| --- | --- |
| $ zcat /proc/config.gz<br>    Copy to clipboard | Kernel configuration |
| $ cat /proc/cmdline<br>    Copy to clipboard | Kernel command-line parameters |
| $ cat /proc/version<br>    Copy to clipboard | Kernel version |
| $ ls /proc/device-tree<br>    Copy to clipboard | Device tree configuration on device |
| $ lsmod<br>    Copy to clipboard | Loaded modules |
| $ cat /proc/interrupts<br>    Copy to clipboard | Status of interrupts |
| $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policyX/scaling_available_frequecies<br>    Copy to clipboard | Available CPU frequencies where X = cluster |
| $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/qcom_socinfo/chip_id<br>    Copy to clipboard | chip\_id using debugfs |

For more information about `procfs`, see [The /proc
Filesystem](https://docs.kernel.org/filesystems/proc.html).

Last Published: Jul 02, 2025

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