Linux "biosdecode" Command Line Options and Examples

BIOS information decoder

biosdecode parses the BIOS memory and prints information about all structures (or entry points) it knows of. Currently known entry point types are: · SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Use dmidecode for a more detailed output. · DMI (Desktop Management Interface, a legacy version of SMBIOS) Use dmidecode for a more detailed output.

Usage:

biosdecode [OPTIONS]

Related Commands

Command Line Options:

-d

Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)


                            biosdecode -d ...

-h

Display usage information and exit


                            biosdecode -h ...

-V

Display the version and exitFILES/dev/memBUGSMost of the time, biosdecode prints too much information (you don't really care about addresses) or not enough (because it doesn'tfollow pointers and has no lookup tables).AUTHORSAlan Cox, Jean Delvare


                            biosdecode -V ...