Because of a need to be compatible with other systems I'm seeing a requirement to support SMBIOS tables. I did some quick searching and didn't find much regarding this subject on the LinuxBIOS web site or the source code.
Specifically, the _SM_ pattern (SMMBIOS spec) needs to be embedded along with DMI blocks such as System Information (0x01), Base Board Information (0x02), System Encloser or Chassis (0x03) at a minimum. The commandline utility dumpSmbios (or similar) would be used to retrieve this information. >From an application perspective this is important information. The same application needs to run on platforms having different BIOSes -- some commercial, some LinuxBIOS. The hardware type and version information is important for maintaining and deploying the application. Because of this, the application needs a consistent mechanism for retrieving the information I listed above. Any suggestions or alternatives? Thanks, Steve -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
