Questions tagged [dmidecode]
Dmidecode reports information about your system's hardware as described in your system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard (see a sample output). This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, asset tag as well as a lot of other details of varying level of interest and reliability depending on the manufacturer.
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Enabling an on board device from within a Linux system
I'm currently using an Acer Predator G3-605 desktop of which I need to access the integrated graphics because my GPU doesn't have a VGA or HDMI connector and I just so happen to find myself with only ...
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how can I change device product name printed in dmidecode command?
I have two systems. one which is too old and another I just bought.
both running ubuntu 24
I backed up some app configurations from old one to transfer them in new one.
one of the apps configuration ...
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SMBIOS Data Not Displayed Correctly by dmidecode and lshw
I'm encountering an issue where the dmidecode and lshw commands are not displaying the correct SMBIOS data on my Linux machine. Most of the fields are showing up as "NONE".
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How can I find the Serial number on a Lenovo machine?
I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad. How can I find the serial number on this machine without shutting down?
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how to verify number of disks in RAID but from OS
we have Linux RHEL server - 7.6 version
in server disks are :
lsblk -S
NAME HCTL TYPE VENDOR MODEL REV TRAN
sda 0:2:0:0 disk DELL PERC FD33xD 4.27
sdb 1:0:0:0 disk ...
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dmidecode processor-version gives one answer several times
the cmd command:
dmidecode -s processor-version
gives me the same andswer 125 times.
I want the commande to andswer only one time.
how can break the loop ?
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Listing on board/integrated devices on Linux - for instance, on board keyboard
Relevant to laptops only - I am trying to list all on-board (integrated) devices on laptops - such as on board keyboard, mouse touchpad, video card, etc shipped with the machine.
What is the best ...
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Can I relate a USB device from /sys to a particular USB connector from Dmidecode?
Having had a bit of an internet-scour, I think the answer may be "No", but:
Can I find the USB port description (as per dmidecode) corresponding to the USB device from sysfs?
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What dmidecode Bank Location: PO CHANNEL means?
When I run command
sudo dmidecode -t 17
I see :
Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
What this means ?? I searched dmidecode site and docs but not found any information.
I just wanted to check memory mode, ...
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Maximum RAM - do I listen to dmidecode or the manufacturer?
I have a nice laptop - 32 GB of RAM, M2 (SATA) and 2.5' SSD (also SATA) - dual boot, Fedora 33 & Windows 2019 Server.
I ran dmidecode and found a Maximum Capacity of 64GB - but the manufacturer (...
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Linux + how to simulate JBOD disks that are out of service in shelf
We have Kafka machines installed with RHEL 7.2 servers on Dell HW and a shelf includes 15 disks.
We want to understand what happens when we push out one of the Kafka disks, and see if Kafka is still ...
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Why does dmidecode show the memory type as "unknown"?
I am trying to identify with dmidecode whether my computer has DDR3 or DDR4 memory. But, when I run it, it does not provide any information that would let me identify the installed memory. For memory ...
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What's the biggest RAM module that I can use according to dmidecode?
I wonder if this dmidecode output suggests that one can put 2x16GB or 2x32GB?
I have seen that in different version of dmidecode information about total system maximum capacity and maximum module ...
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Is there a way to mix these memory modules?
I'm trying to mix two 4Gb DDR3 modules from G.Skill with another two 4Gb DDR3 from a generic Chinese brand called Ankowall.
The BIOS detects all modules and automatically clocks them at 1333MHz but ...
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How to find network card details on RHEL machines
Is it possible to find out the details about Linux cards?
For example we tried:
dmidecode | grep -i network
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Port Type: ...
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