On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 1:58 AM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi All,
I really don't care to reboot my computer and try to
read the bios revision as it flashes by. I found this
sweet command line utility to read the bios from the
command line and wanted to share it:
su root -c "dmidecode | less"
-T
On 06/08/2014 08:36 AM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> yea dmidecode has been around for a long time and its a very useful tool.
> I commonly use it to grab the asset tag or serial number on a box when
> I need to make a call to a hardware vendor for a replacement part.
>
> look at the -t option
>
> "dmidecode -t bios" will just give you the bios information
>
> "dmidecode -t system" will just give you the system info like the
> serial number, manufacture and model.
>
>
Hi Paul,
Sweet. Thank you!
-T
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