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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of BIOSDECODE</TITLE>
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<H1>BIOSDECODE</H1>
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Section: Maintenance Commands (8)<BR>Updated: February 2007<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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biosdecode - <FONT SIZE="-1">BIOS</FONT> information decoder
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>biosdecode</B>
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[<B>OPTIONS</B>]
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<P>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>biosdecode</B>
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parses the <FONT SIZE="-1">BIOS</FONT> memory and prints information about all structures (or
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entry points) it knows of. Currently known entry point types are:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">SMBIOS</FONT> (System Management <FONT SIZE="-1">BIOS</FONT>)
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<BR>
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Use
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<B>dmidecode</B>
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for a more detailed output.
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<DT id="2">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">DMI</FONT> (Desktop Management Interface, a legacy version of <FONT SIZE="-1">SMBIOS</FONT>)
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<BR>
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Use
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<B>dmidecode</B>
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for a more detailed output.
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<DT id="3">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">SYSID</FONT>
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<DT id="4">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">PNP</FONT> (Plug and Play)
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<DT id="5">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">ACPI</FONT> (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
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<DT id="6">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">BIOS32</FONT> (<FONT SIZE="-1">BIOS32</FONT> Service Directory)
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<DT id="7">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">PIR</FONT> (<FONT SIZE="-1">PCI</FONT> <FONT SIZE="-1">IRQ</FONT> Routing)
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<DT id="8">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">32OS</FONT> (<FONT SIZE="-1">BIOS32</FONT> Extension, Compaq-specific)
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<BR>
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See
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<B>ownership</B>
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for a Compaq ownership tag retrieval tool.
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<DT id="9">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">SNY</FONT> (Sony-specific, not decoded)
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<DT id="10">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">VPD</FONT> (Vital Product Data, IBM-specific)
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<BR>
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Use
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<B>vpddecode</B>
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for a more detailed output.
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<DT id="11">•<DD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">FJKEYINF</FONT> (Application Panel, Fujitsu-specific)
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<P>
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</DL>
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<P>
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<B>biosdecode</B>
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started its life as a part of
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<B>dmidecode</B>
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but as more entry point types were added, it was moved to a different
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program.
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<P>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="12"><B>-d</B>, <B>--dev-mem FILE</B>
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Read memory from device <B>FILE</B> (default: <B>/dev/mem</B>)
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<DT id="13"><B> </B> <B>--pir full</B>
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<DD>
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Decode the details of the PCI IRQ routing table
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<DT id="14"><B>-h</B>, <B>--help</B>
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<DD>
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Display usage information and exit
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<DT id="15"><B>-V</B>, <B>--version</B>
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<DD>
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Display the version and exit
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>FILES</H2>
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<I>/dev/mem</I>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
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Most of the time,
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<B>biosdecode</B>
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prints too much information (you don't really care about addresses)
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or not enough (because it doesn't follow pointers and has no lookup
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tables).
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>AUTHORS</H2>
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Alan Cox, Jean Delvare
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+dmidecode">dmidecode</A></B>(8),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?4+mem">mem</A></B>(4),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+ownership">ownership</A></B>(8),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+vpddecode">vpddecode</A></B>(8)
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DT id="16"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="17"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="18"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="19"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT id="20"><A HREF="#lbAF">FILES</A><DD>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAG">BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAH">AUTHORS</A><DD>
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<DT id="23"><A HREF="#lbAI">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:06:11 GMT, March 31, 2021
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