man vpddecode (Administration système) - VPD structure decoder
NAME
vpddecode - VPD structure decoder
SYNOPSIS
vpddecode [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
vpddecode prints the "vital product data" information that can be found in almost all IBM computers, and only IBM computers. Available items are:
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- BIOS Build ID
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- Product Name
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- Box Serial Number
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- Motherboard Serial Number
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- Machine Type/Model
Some systems have these additional items:
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- BIOS Release Date
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- Default Flash Image File Name
Note that these additional items are not documented by IBM, so this is guess work, and as such should not be blindly trusted. Feedback about the accuracy of these labels is welcome.
OPTIONS
- -d, --dev-mem FILE
- Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)
- -u, --dump
- Do not decode the VPD records, dump their contents as hexadecimal instead. Note that this is still a text output, no binary data will be thrown upon you. ASCII equivalent is displayed when possible. This option is mainly useful for debugging.
- -h, --help
- Display usage information and exit
- -V, --version
- Display the version and exit
FILES
/dev/mem
BUGS
The lookup table for product names is incomplete. If your system is missing from the table, vpddecode will ask you to report. See the AUTHORS file for maintainer contact information. Your report should include the product name of the machine, and the BIOS build ID as given by vpddecode.
AUTHOR
Jean Delvare