Kam Leo wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:01:16 +0100, Alexander Apprich
<a.apprich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Roger Grosswiler wrote:
Alexander Apprich schrieb:
Roger Grosswiler wrote:
Hi,
I would like to see all pci-slots on a system via shell, not only the
used slots.
How can i do that?
dmidecode should do the job.
http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/
Thx,
Roger
Alex
Hi Alex,
Thanks a lot, nice to see you alive ;-)
to be a lil more specific
apprich@elmstreet bin $ sudo dmidecode | grep PCI | wc -l
6
Roger
Alex
Is the result correct? Here's what I get on my system with an ASUS
SP97-V motherboard:
# dmidecode | grep PCI | wc -l
9
No way is that correct. I had to change the filter for grep to get
the correct count.
# dmidecode | grep "PCI Slot" | wc -l
4
well, you're (partially) right. It depends on the version of dmidecode.
In my case dmidecode was right. With a "newer" version
root@elmstreet / # dmidecode | grep PCI | wc -l
7
root@elmstreet / # dmidecode | grep PCI
PCI is supported
Type: 32-bit PCI
Type: 32-bit PCI
Type: 32-bit PCI
Type: 32-bit PCI
Type: 32-bit PCI
Type: 32-bit PCI
With the version you have it's obviously somthing different.
So even if I changed the filter to "Slot" the results would not be
that useful. The ASUS SP97-V MB has 4 PCI and 3 ISA slots, but only 6
openings. One opening is shared. The information dmidecode provides
is useful but incomplete. dmicode cannot determine if an ISA slot is
occupied. Even if you have a new motherboard with all PCI slots the
data provided would not tell you that an installed card is oversize
and requires an adjacent slot or that an opening is used for an I/O
panel. You are still going to need to use keep track of what is
installed.
What is the output of dmidecode on your system. Could you send me
the output (maybe off-list)?
Alex
