From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 7 10:54:33 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3B3216A4CE for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 10:54:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (bgo1smout1.broadpark.no [217.13.4.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6139743D1F for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 10:54:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from des@des.no) Received: from bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no ([217.13.4.93]) by bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IEK008R0OPKI3A0@bgo1smout1.broadpark.no> for hackers@freebsd.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:48:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from dsa.des.no ([80.203.228.37]) by bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IEK001YWP16KPC0@bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no> for hackers@freebsd.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:55:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: by dsa.des.no (Pony Express, from userid 666) id D08F5EBC15; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:54:31 +0200 (CEST) Received: from xps.des.no (xps.des.no [10.0.0.12]) by dsa.des.no (Pony Express) with ESMTP id 6EE88EBC08 for ; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:54:26 +0200 (CEST) Received: by xps.des.no (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4DD9133C5A; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:54:26 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:54:26 +0200 From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: hackers@freebsd.org Message-id: <86d5t6eu1p.fsf@xps.des.no> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on dsa.des.no User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Level: Subject: system identification X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 10:54:34 -0000 ISTR that there is a semi-standard way of obtaining the system (or motherboard) manufacturer and model from the BIOS or CMOS on PC clones, but all I can find right now is the BIOS copyright string starting at fe00:000e. Can anyone here refresh my memory? DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no