Mobo info from w/in Linux? /proc?

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Post #120,887

by kmself

10/11/03 1:16:37 AM

Mobo info from w/in Linux? /proc?

Is motherboard information available from anywhere within a running Linux system? Possibly /proc?

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My own answer was "no, read the labeling on the mobo itself". Google suggests this is the answer. Some say that WinXX can provide mobo information. Anyone?

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Post #120,896

by static

10/11/03 4:51:13 AM

I wouldn't have thought so.

Ths BIOS often knows, but I don't know how you'd ask it. AFAIK Windows knows because many motherboards need their own Windows drivers and these can tell Windows what motherboard they think they're on.

Wade.

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Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
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Post #120,912

by a6l6e6x

10/11/03 11:04:46 AM

Actually, during the Debian boot sequence...

there are some messages that have to do with the chipsets on the motherboard.

"I have seen them!" :)

Alex

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Post #120,966

by static

10/12/03 2:31:59 AM

That's not what I meant.

The chipset can be identified, but that doesn't tell you the actual motherboard. For instance, my Asus P2B-L has a BX chipset, but so does the P2B and the P2B-LS, as do many other boards from other manufacturers.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed

Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.

Post #121,058

by inthane-chan

10/13/03 12:09:38 PM

If possible, get info from the POST screen.

Write down anything that looks like a serial number, and then google on that. I've had some luck hunting down the original manufacturer based on that information.

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Post #120,916

by lordbeatnik

10/11/03 11:22:22 AM

try dmidecode

If it's not an ancient machine, grab a copy of dmidecode. It may tell such wonderful things as your motherboard name, serial, and even bios version among many other strange details. It lists all sorts of details about my laptop.

It's a GPL program by Alan Cox. Try googling for dmidecode.c. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll post a copy.

Dave "LordBeatnik"

Mobo info from w/in Linux? /proc? - (kmself) - (5) - Oct. 11, 2003, 01:16:37 AM EDT

I wouldn't have thought so. - (static) - (3) - Oct. 11, 2003, 04:51:13 AM EDT

Actually, during the Debian boot sequence... - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Oct. 11, 2003, 11:04:46 AM EDT

That's not what I meant. - (static) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2003, 02:31:59 AM EDT

If possible, get info from the POST screen. - (inthane-chan) - Oct. 13, 2003, 12:09:38 PM EDT

try dmidecode - (lordbeatnik) - Oct. 11, 2003, 11:22:22 AM EDT

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