Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 05:31:02 -0600 From: <soralx@cydem.org> To: <des@des.no> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system identification Message-ID: <200504070531.02603.soralx@cydem.org> In-Reply-To: <86d5t6eu1p.fsf@xps.des.no> References: <86d5t6eu1p.fsf@xps.des.no>
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> 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 This might not be exactly what you need, but see '/usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode' for some code. AFAIK, this approach should work on most newer machines. Is it necessary to obtain the mainboard manufacturer/model, or knowing chipset would be enough? Timestamp: 0x425518CE [SorAlx] http://cydem.org.ua/ ridin' VN1500-B2
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