SYNOPSIS
biosdecode [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
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. - SYSID
- PNP (Plug and Play)
- ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
- BIOS32 (BIOS32 Service Directory)
- PIR (PCI IRQ Routing)
-
32OS (BIOS32 Extension, Compaq-specific)
See ownership for a Compaq ownership tag retrieval tool. - SNY (Sony-specific, not decoded)
-
VPD (Vital Product Data, IBM-specific)
Use vpddecode for a more detailed output. -
FJKEYINF (Application Panel, Fujitsu-specific)
biosdecode started its life as a part of dmidecode but as more entry point types were added, it was moved to a different program.
OPTIONS
- -d, --dev-mem FILE
- Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)
- -h, --help
- Display usage information and exit
- -V, --version
-
Display the version and exit