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Old 03-02-2006, 02:22 AM   #1
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Firmware version


hi all
can anyone let me know how to find firmware version of VGA/USB controller
in linux?

Thanks in advance

Arun KA
 
Old 03-02-2006, 02:48 AM   #2
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Does the revision number returned with lspci -vv tell you what you need to know? For example:
Code:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 GT] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 248 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
        Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Region 2: Memory at dd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Expansion ROM at dffe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0
                Status: RQ=256 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=3 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW+ AGP3+ Rate=x4,x8
                Command: RQ=32 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ AGP+ GART64- 64bit- FW+ Rate=x8
 
  


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