Name
biosdecode - \s-1BIOS\s0 information decoderSynopsis
biosdecode [ OPTIONS ]Description
biosdecode parses the \s-1BIOS\s0 memory and prints information about all structures (or entry points) it knows of. Currently known entry point types are:\s-1SMBIOS\s0 (System Management \s-1BIOS\s0) Use dmidecode for a more detailed output.
\s-1DMI\s0 (Desktop Management Interface, a legacy version of \s-1SMBIOS\s0) Use dmidecode for a more detailed output.
\s-1SYSID\s0
\s-1PNP\s0 (Plug and Play)
\s-1ACPI\s0 (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
\s-1BIOS32\s0 (\s-1BIOS32\s0 Service Directory)
\s-1PIR\s0 (\s-1PCI\s0 \s-1IRQ\s0 Routing)
\s-132OS\s0 (\s-1BIOS32\s0 Extension, Compaq-specific) See ownership for a Compaq ownership tag retrieval tool.
\s-1SNY\s0 (Sony-specific, not decoded)
\s-1VPD\s0 (Vital Product Data, IBM-specific) Use vpddecode for a more detailed output.
\s-1FJKEYINF\s0 (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)
" " " " "--pir full"Decode the details of the PCI IRQ routing table. Only full mode is supported.
"-h" ", " "--help"Display usage information and exit
"-V" ", " "--version"Display the version and exit