#51 add dmidecode as way of getting the BIOS version

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vimuser merged 1 commits from tempura.san/master into libreboot/master 2 years ago

On a recent Linux Mint system (20.3 'una') the BIOS version cannot be found using the proc way, as the file only contains these lines:

$ cat /proc/asound/cards 
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfc320000 irq 34

If dmidecode is present, the BIOS version can be read via DMI directly (e.g. for a T400):

$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version
7UET94WW (3.24 )
On a recent Linux Mint system (20.3 'una') the BIOS version cannot be found using the `proc` way, as the file only contains these lines: ```txt $ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDA Intel at 0xfc320000 irq 34 ``` If `dmidecode` is present, the BIOS version can be read via DMI directly (e.g. for a T400): ```txt $ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version 7UET94WW (3.24 ) ```
Leah Rowe commented 2 years ago
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thanks!

thanks!
Tempura San commented 2 years ago
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You're welcome - thanks for accepting!

You're welcome - thanks for accepting!
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