General tips for detecting chipset on Linux box?
I'm trying to learn what chipset a Linux (fc5) box has. I have root access, but the machine is not local. "lspci" seems to only get me so far, for example:
# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) Then on the intel website I find "The 82865G GMCH is part of the Intel 865G chipset, the 82865GV GMCH is part of the Intel ® 865GV chipset.". And boom, I know that I have an Intel 865G box. But on other machines it is less clear, for example: # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7501 Memory Controller Hub (rev 01) 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7500/E7501 Hub Interface B PCI-to-PCI Bridge (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 42) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CA LPC Interface Controller (rev 02) # dmesg | grep -i chipset How can I be sure? Sometimes an individual module (like a graphics module) will detect the chipset and stuff something in the system logs. But not always. |
Try reading other system messages too, like
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Even if you have access...
Sometimes the chipset is burried under a heatsink...
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