BIOSDECODE(8) System Manager's Manual BIOSDECODE(8) NAME biosdecode - BIOS information decoder 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 FILES /dev/mem dmidecode February 2007 BIOSDECODE(8)