Supplemental Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version #9c79

Chapter 4. System Utilities

dmidecode-3.7

Introduction to dmidecode

The dmidecode package reports information about system hardware as described in the BIOS' programmed SMBIOS/DMI data. The information contains details of varying levels of reliability, depending on the manufacturer.

Installation of dmidecode

Modify the documentation directory so that it is a versioned directory: 

sed -i 's|/doc/dmidecode|&-3.7|' Makefile

Install dmidecode by running the following command: 

make prefix=/usr

Now, as the root user: 

make prefix=/usr install

Contents

Installed Programs: biosdecode, dmidecode, ownership, vpddecode
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/doc/dmidecode-3.7

Short Descriptions

biosdecode

is a tool which prints all BIOS related information it can find in /dev/mem

dmidecode

is a DMI table decoder

ownership

prints the "ownership tag" that can be set on Compaq computers

vpddecode

prints the contents of the "vital product data" structure as found in most IBM and Lenovo computers