Gustin Johnson wrote: > Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > I can't get connected to the 2101 BIOS for M2A-VM/HDMI download ;). > > > Gustin if you also couldn't get the latest BIOS updates, I can send you > > the 2001 BIOS for M2A-VM/HDMI for your file server's mobo. My board > > seems to be fine for most Linux applications. > > Getting the BIOS is not a challenge here (I have more connectivity than > I know what to do with), it is getting installed on a machine with no > DOS, Windows, floppy drive, or CD drive. I have done it before but this > is getting outside the scope of this list. > > One handy utility for tracking down the hardware you have is > dmidecode. > > To get your BIOS version: > sudo dmidecode -s bios-version > ASUS M2A-VM HDMI ACPI BIOS Revision 0502 > > There are a ton of options in this program, so if you are a hardware > geek like me, there is a lot more to this program. > > lshw is another great command for enumerating your hardware. Interesting:
Valid string keywords are: bios-vendor bios-version bios-release-date system-manufacturer system-product-name system-version system-serial-number system-uuid baseboard-manufacturer baseboard-product-name baseboard-version baseboard-serial-number baseboard-asset-tag chassis-manufacturer chassis-type chassis-version chassis-serial-number chassis-asset-tag processor-family processor-manufacturer processor-version processor-frequency I installed lshw and lshw-gtk right now for my 64 Studio Lenny, because I'm now not booted into my Etch version, I have hwinfo installed to all my Linux. The ASUS homepage seems now be able to connect to the latest BIOS download, I think I will do it right now.
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