renna bud schreef: > is there a command to let me know the name and model of my > motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the > manual and box in which it came) ? thanks
Hi, renna, As far as I know, there is not such a command-- but there is a command to find out the information that you're probably looking for (which is not actually the mobo make and model, but the mobo *chipset*). You need to know the chipset to work effectively with the kernel; and the command (as root) #lscpci will most likely give you the information you need, as follows: lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333] 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] 0000:00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10) 0000:00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge 0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) 0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) 0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R350 AH [Radeon 9800] 0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350 [Radeon 9800] (Secondary) As you can see, my chipset is "clearly" identified as an Apollo KT266A at with a bus speed of 333 Mhz, VIA is plastered all over the motherboard resources (host bridge, PCI bridge, USB controller are all motherboard resources), so it's a VIA chipset, and you also see the chip numbers for the northbridge and southbridge chips (or you would see the southbridge if I was using the onboard sound), which is variously listed as 8233 or VT82686, so you'd know what options were for your actual mobo when you're configuring your kernel. However, if you really *really* need to know the mobo manufacturer and model number for some other reason, I would suggest: 1) looking at your invoice (some computer stores do list the parts they used when building the PC, some don't) 2) looking in the manual you may have received (the 'specifications' area of any manual is supposed to tell you what parts the unit is made of) 3) going to the PC manufacturer's website and seeing if they list the parts used in your model (this could be in service, rather than on the product page). Hope this helps, Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
