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Old 05-26-2006, 01:39 PM   #1
ikaro2k
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How get the BIOS information on Linux?

Hi there,

Does anybody know how to get the BIOS info on Linux Red Hat 4.0?
Is there an specific command that can retrieve that data?
I will appreciate you help!
Thanks,
 
Old 05-26-2006, 02:00 PM   #2
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dmidecode

in root of course...

KC
 
Old 05-26-2006, 04:56 PM   #3
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Thank you!
dmidecode will provide the info I need.
 
Old 05-27-2006, 09:00 AM   #4
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you may need to install dmidecode, but it will give a great many bits of info about your BIOS far more then anything i have seen in windows.
 
Old 05-27-2006, 09:12 AM   #5
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Thanks as well. I finally know how to find that out now.
 
  


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