[gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the manual and box in which it came) ? thanks
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
renna bud wrote: is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard Some motherboards display it on screen during start-up, on the very beginning (like my asus mo-bo). Others might show it in bios-screen... Jarry -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
On 9/9/05, renna bud [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the manual and box in which it came) ? thanks I don't know of one. You can use lspci to get a list of devices, but not the model number. You'd have to read BIOS to figure this out I think. Where that info is held in BIOS probably differs from manufacturer to manufacturer. I'm interested also. If this was possible then it seems that a Linux install could do an even better job. Cheers, Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the manual and box in which it came) ? thanks emerge dmidecode -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
renna bud schreef: is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the manual and box in which it came) ? thanks Hi, renna, As far as I know, there is not such a command-- but there is a command to find out the information that you're probably looking for (which is not actually the mobo make and model, but the mobo *chipset*). You need to know the chipset to work effectively with the kernel; and the command (as root) #lscpci will most likely give you the information you need, as follows: lspci :00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333] :00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] :00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10) :00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) :00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge :00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) :00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) :00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) :00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) :01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R350 AH [Radeon 9800] :01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350 [Radeon 9800] (Secondary) As you can see, my chipset is clearly identified as an Apollo KT266A at with a bus speed of 333 Mhz, VIA is plastered all over the motherboard resources (host bridge, PCI bridge, USB controller are all motherboard resources), so it's a VIA chipset, and you also see the chip numbers for the northbridge and southbridge chips (or you would see the southbridge if I was using the onboard sound), which is variously listed as 8233 or VT82686, so you'd know what options were for your actual mobo when you're configuring your kernel. However, if you really *really* need to know the mobo manufacturer and model number for some other reason, I would suggest: 1) looking at your invoice (some computer stores do list the parts they used when building the PC, some don't) 2) looking in the manual you may have received (the 'specifications' area of any manual is supposed to tell you what parts the unit is made of) 3) going to the PC manufacturer's website and seeing if they list the parts used in your model (this could be in service, rather than on the product page). Hope this helps, Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
On 9/9/05, Dave Nebinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the manual and box in which it came) ? thanks emerge dmidecode Very nice. Thanks! - Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
Dave Nebinger schreef: is there a command to let me know the name and model of my motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the manual and box in which it came) ? thanks emerge dmidecode This looks quite the useful utility, but it doesn't seem to provide the requested information (or at least, not all of it, and what it does provide is difficult to recognize): I know the make and model of my mobo; it's a Shuttle AK32A. Let's see what dmidecode has to say: dmidecode # dmidecode 2.6 SMBIOS 2.2 present. 34 structures occupying 862 bytes. Table at 0x000F0800. Handle 0x DMI type 0, 19 bytes. BIOS Information Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version: 6.00 PG Release Date: 09/27/2002 Address: 0xE Runtime Size: 128 kB ROM Size: 256 kB Characteristics: ISA is supported PCI is supported PNP is supported APM is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed ESCD support is available Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported BIOS ROM is socketed EDD is supported 5.25/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 5.25/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported AGP is supported LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported Handle 0x0001 DMI type 1, 25 bytes. System Information Manufacturer: Product Name: Version: Serial Number: UUID: 1297A232---- Wake-up Type: Power Switch Handle 0x0002 DMI type 2, 8 bytes. Base Board Information Manufacturer: Product Name: AK32 Version: Serial Number: Ok, here's the model name. But I know that because I already know the model name. Would I know this was the model name if I didn't know what the model of my mobo was already? I don't think so. - Handle 0x0003 DMI type 3, 13 bytes. Chassis Information Manufacturer: Type: Desktop Lock: Not Present Version: Serial Number: Asset Tag: Boot-up State: Unknown Power Supply State: Unknown Thermal State: Unknown Security Status: Unknown Handle 0x0004 DMI type 4, 32 bytes. Processor Information Socket Designation: Socket A Type: Central Processor Family: Duron Manufacturer: AMD ID: 81 06 00 00 FF F9 83 03 Signature: Family 6, Model 8, Stepping 1 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (Time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) Version: AMD Athlon(tm) XP Voltage: 1.6 V External Clock: 133
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
There certainly is a lot of useful information in this output, but it's not necessarily the information needed (and certainly not all of the information requested by the OP). So how would I, or the OP, use this utility properly to answer the question, What is the make (manufacturer) and model number of my motherboard? Or does it not answer that question fully? The dmidecode utility dumps all of the DMI information available to the BIOS, so it is, in effect, the same thing as checking for the MOBO via the BIOS at system boot. That said, it's important to note that your BIOS knows how to take the DMI information and display it in a format for the display at boot time. So your bios automatically knows it's a shuttle, but the AK32 is used to show the exact MOBO revision. That said, the bios must know to check another DMI value to determine whether it is the AK32A as opposed to a straight AK32 or some other revision. On one of my servers, dmidecode produces: # dmidecode 2.6 SMBIOS 2.3 present. 61 structures occupying 1735 bytes. Table at 0x000EF130. Handle 0x DMI type 0, 19 bytes. BIOS Information Vendor: IBM Version: PLKT44AUS Release Date: 02/13/2002 Address: 0xF Runtime Size: 64 kB ROM Size: 256 kB Characteristics: ISA is supported PCI is supported PNP is supported APM is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported Japanese floppy for NEC 9800 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h) Japanese floppy for Toshiba 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h) 5.25/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 5.25/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported AGP is supported LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported Handle 0x0001 DMI type 1, 25 bytes. System Information Manufacturer: IBM Product Name: 686831U Version: Not Specified Serial Number: 23NN078 UUID: 0036AB92-E6AD-2212-8B2C-CFF000D0B779 Wake-up Type: Power Switch Handle 0x0002 DMI type 2, 8 bytes. Base Board Information Manufacturer: IBM Product Name: 686831U Version: Not Specified Serial Number: JNZNL0T7V8D The difference in output is merely a reflection of what is stored in the DMI; in my case it happens to be a little more complete than yours. Regardless, the tool provides the best opportunity to get the information w/o having to a) find the docs, b) open the box, or c) reboot to get into the BIOS. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
On 9/9/05, Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This looks quite the useful utility, but it doesn't seem to provide the requested information (or at least, not all of it, and what it does provide is difficult to recognize): I know the make and model of my mobo; it's a Shuttle AK32A. Let's see what dmidecode has to say: SNIP The manufacturer name, Shuttle, never appears in this output (which is not all that surprising, since I don't think Shuttle puts any chips on the board that identify themselves as Shuttle-made (as opposed to VIA or whoever), but the fact that I'm not surprised is irrelevant to solving the problem :) ). There certainly is a lot of useful information in this output, but it's not necessarily the information needed (and certainly not all of the information requested by the OP). So how would I, or the OP, use this utility properly to answer the question, What is the make (manufacturer) and model number of my motherboard? Or does it not answer that question fully? Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Hi Holly, This machine is a newish Asus A8N-E. Here's a trimmed version of what I see: lightning ~ # dmidecode | more # dmidecode 2.6 SMBIOS 2.3 present. 72 structures occupying 2042 bytes. Table at 0x000F. Handle 0x DMI type 0, 20 bytes. BIOS Information Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version: ASUS A8N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1005 Release Date: 06/08/2005 Address: 0xE Runtime Size: 128 kB SNIP Handle 0x0002 DMI type 2, 8 bytes. Base Board Information Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC. Product Name: A8N-E Version: 2.XX Serial Number: 123456789000 So to me it appears to be SMBIOS dependent? - Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?
Mark Knecht schreef: On 9/9/05, Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This looks quite the useful utility, but it doesn't seem to provide the requested information (or at least, not all of it, and what it does provide is difficult to recognize): I know the make and model of my mobo; it's a Shuttle AK32A. Let's see what dmidecode has to say: SNIP The manufacturer name, Shuttle, never appears in this output (which is not all that surprising, since I don't think Shuttle puts any chips on the board that identify themselves as Shuttle-made (as opposed to VIA or whoever), but the fact that I'm not surprised is irrelevant to solving the problem :) ). There certainly is a lot of useful information in this output, but it's not necessarily the information needed (and certainly not all of the information requested by the OP). So how would I, or the OP, use this utility properly to answer the question, What is the make (manufacturer) and model number of my motherboard? Or does it not answer that question fully? Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Hi Holly, This machine is a newish Asus A8N-E. Here's a trimmed version of what I see: lightning ~ # dmidecode | more # dmidecode 2.6 SMBIOS 2.3 present. 72 structures occupying 2042 bytes. Table at 0x000F. Handle 0x DMI type 0, 20 bytes. BIOS Information Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version: ASUS A8N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1005 Release Date: 06/08/2005 Address: 0xE Runtime Size: 128 kB SNIP Handle 0x0002 DMI type 2, 8 bytes. Base Board Information Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC. Product Name: A8N-E Version: 2.XX Serial Number: 123456789000 So to me it appears to be SMBIOS dependent? - Mark Yes, I think that's what I wanted to know; if my mobo is too old or too dumb or too cheap to give the information, then you're not going to see it based on this util. Which seems to kinda suck, but not dmidecode's fault, obviously. But if you've bought an off-the-rack box with a PCChips mobo (as so many off-the-rack boxes have), I'm not sure that there's going to be another way than 'the hard way' (since cheap mobos gotta get cheap somehow). But hopefully it's just that my mobo is old (before such information became really ubiquitous to be transmitted) and not that it's cheap and corners have been cut (which would then be a concern to the OP). Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
