Run this awesome command as root: dd if=/dev/mem bs=32768 skip=31 count=1 | strings -n 10 | grep -i bios
dd if=/dev/mem bs=32768 skip=31 count=1 | strings -n 10 | grep -i bios
Neat script. Worked like a charm to remind me how old my computer was.
I might write a blog post about creating a bootable CD for BIOS upgrades. Pretty useful stuff!
Cheers, useful tip…I am a bit of Linux newbie here running Ubuntu.
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Neat script. Worked like a charm to remind me how old my computer was.
I might write a blog post about creating a bootable CD for BIOS upgrades. Pretty useful stuff!
Cheers, useful tip…I am a bit of Linux newbie here running Ubuntu.