dmidecode

[cndcadams]

messing around with dmidecode and documentation shows the ability to run command such as below but getting an error. Has anyone ever run into this or direct me on what I am doing wrong

dmidecode --type 17 (this would be for memory)

but I get
dmidecode --type 17
--type: No such file or directory

I am rather confused why it is looking for a directory.

dmidecode by itself runs fine.

 

[Annihilannic]

What does dmidecode --help give you? And dmidecode --version? Does it definitely match the documentation you're reading?

dmidecode --type 17 works fine for me with version 2.10 on RHEL 5.5.

Annihilannic
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[cndcadams]

lots to learn that is for sure
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 5) I am running this version because that was the highest version the Sun X4100 version had support through the Sun Installation Assistant CD.

so none of the dmidecode -- commands work

When I run dmidecoe by itslef is show
# dmidecode 2.2
which I assume is the running version but I could be wrong?

I installed dmidecode 2.11 see output below but it seems when I run dmidecode it still shows 2.2????

[root@x4100 proc]# rpm -qi dmidecode
Name : dmidecode Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 2.11 Vendor: Dag Apt Repository,

http://dag.wieers.com/apt/

Release : 0.1.el4.rf Build Date: Mon 16 May 2011 08:35:10 AM EDT
Install Date: Wed 31 Aug 2011 03:44:32 PM EDT Build Host: lisse.hasselt.wieers.com
Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: dmidecode-2.11-0.1.el4.rf.src.rpm
Size : 206427 License: GPLv2+

 

[Annihilannic]

In RHEL4 the standard dmidecode is part of the kernel-utils package, so your alternative package may have chosen to install it elsewhere. Try rpm -ql dmidecode to see where it has placed the files and make sure you're running the right binary.

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