FreeBSD - Collecting hardware information
Finding hardware information in FreeBSD can be performed using dmesg, pciconf, usbdevs, atacontrol and dmidecode utilities.
I will start with
finding information CPU on FreeBSD:
Code:
# grep -i cpu /var/run/dmesg.boot
CPU: Pentium III/Pentium III Xeon/Celeron (501.14-MHz 686-class CPU)
cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0
(don't expect some mainframe
). Above is a 500Mhz Pentium III
Determining hardware platform and processor architecture:
Code:
# uname -mp
i386 i386
Physical and available memoryCode:
# grep -i mem /var/run/dmesg.boot
real memory = 268369920 (255 MB)
avail memory = 248635392 (237 MB)
Information on the PCI slots using pciconfCode:
# man pciconf
PCICONF(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual PCICONF(8)
NAME
pciconf -- diagnostic utility for the PCI bus
SYNOPSIS
pciconf -l [-cv]
pciconf -a selector
pciconf -r [-b | -h] selector addr[:addr2]
pciconf -w [-b | -h] selector addr value
DESCRIPTION
The pciconf utility provides a command line interface to functionality
provided by the pci(4) ioctl(2) interface. As such, some of the func-
tions are only available to users with write access to /dev/pci, normally
only the super-user.
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With the -l option, it lists all devices found by the boot probe in the
following format:
foo0@pci0:4:0: class=0x010000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x000f1000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
bar0@pci0:5:0: class=0x000100 card=0x00000000 chip=0x88c15333 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
none0@pci0:6:0: class=0x020000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x802910ec rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
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If the -v option is supplied, pciconf will attempt to load the ven-
dor/device information database, and print vendor, device, class and sub-
class identification strings for each device.
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# pciconf -lv
hostb0@pci0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71908086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82443BX/ZX 440BX/ZX CPU to PCI Bridge (AGP Implemented)'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
pcib1@pci0:1:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71918086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82443BX/ZX 440BX/ZX AGPset PCI-to-PCI bridge'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
isab0@pci0:4:0: class=0x060100 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71108086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M ISA Bridge'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-ISA
atapci0@pci0:4:1: class=0x010180 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71118086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M IDE Controller'
class = mass storage
subclass = ATA
uhci0@pci0:4:2: class=0x0c0300 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71128086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M USB Interface'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
none0@pci0:4:3: class=0x068000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71138086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/4E/4M Power Management Controller'
class = bridge
xl0@pci0:11:0: class=0x020000 card=0x905510b7 chip=0x905510b7 rev=0x30 hdr=0x00
vendor = '3COM Corp, Networking Division'
device = '3C905-TX Fast Etherlink 10/100 PCI TX NIC'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
rl0@pci0:16:0: class=0x020000 card=0x813910ec chip=0x813910ec rev=0x10 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor'
device = 'RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
none1@pci1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0xff00102b chip=0x0521102b rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.'
device = 'Matrox lnc MGA-G200B Eclipse/Calao'
class = display
subclass = VGA
Viewing USB device information on FreeBSD:Code:
# usbdevs -v
Controller /dev/usb0:
addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, UHCI root hub(0x0000), Intel(0x0000), rev 1.00
port 1 powered
port 2 powered
Hard Disk information in FreeBSD:Code:
# atacontrol
usage: atacontrol <command> args:
atacontrol list
atacontrol info channel
atacontrol attach channel
atacontrol detach channel
atacontrol reinit channel
atacontrol create type [interleave] disk0 ... diskN
atacontrol delete array
atacontrol addspare array disk
atacontrol rebuild array
atacontrol status array
atacontrol mode device [mode]
atacontrol cap device
Code:
# atacontrol list
ATA channel 0:
Master: ad0 <ST3160215A/3.AAD> ATA/ATAPI revision 7
Slave: no device present
ATA channel 1:
Master: no device present
Slave: no device present
Showing detailed info about a hard disk deviceCode:
# atacontrol cap ad0
Protocol ATA/ATAPI revision 7
device model ST3160215A
serial number 9RA8M9EK
firmware revision 3.AAD
cylinders 16383
heads 16
sectors/track 63
lba supported 268435455 sectors
lba48 supported 312581808 sectors
dma supported
overlap not supported
Feature Support Enable Value Vendor
write cache yes yes
read ahead yes yes
Tagged Command Queuing (TCQ) no no 0/0x00
SMART yes yes
microcode download yes yes
security yes no
power management yes yes
advanced power management no no 65278/0xFEFE
automatic acoustic management no no 0/0x00 208/0xD0
To view even more detailed information about installed hardware on a FreeBSD server/PC,
dmidecode tool can be used. It is not come installed by default and needs to be installed separately from ports (or pkg_add)
/usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode/ Code:
# dmidecode# dmidecode 2.10
SMBIOS 2.3 present.
23 structures occupying 842 bytes.
Table at 0x000F0630.
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System Information
Manufacturer: Micro-Star Inc.
Product Name: MS-6566E
Version: 1.0
Serial Number: 00000000
UUID: Not Settable
Wake-up Type: Modem Ring
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Micro-Star Inc.
Product Name: MS-6566E
Version: 1.0
Serial Number: 00000000
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Code:
Processor Information
Socket Designation: FC-478
Type: Central Processor
Family: Pentium 4
Manufacturer: Intel
ID: 24 0F 00 20 FF FB EB 3F
Signature: Type 0, Family 15, Model 2, Stepping 4
Flags:
FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
VME (Virtual mode extension)
DE (Debugging extension)
PSE (Page size extension)
TSC (Time stamp counter)
MSR (Model specific registers)
PAE (Physical address extension)
MCE (Machine check exception)
CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
SEP (Fast system call)
MTRR (Memory type range registers)
PGE (Page global enable)
MCA (Machine check architecture)
CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
PAT (Page attribute table)
PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
DS (Debug store)
ACPI (ACPI supported)
MMX (MMX technology supported)
FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore)
SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
SS (Self-snoop)
HTT (Hyper-threading technology)
TM (Thermal monitor supported)
Version: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor
Voltage: 3.3 V 2.9 V
External Clock: 110 MHz
Max Speed: 3000 MHz
Current Speed: 1980 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: Socket 478
L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
Code:
Memory Controller Information
Error Detecting Method: None
Error Correcting Capabilities: None
Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
Maximum Memory Module Size: 1024 MB
Maximum Total Memory Size: 2048 MB
Supported Speeds:
Other
Supported Memory Types:
DIMM
SDRAM
Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V
Associated Memory Slots: 2
0x0008
0x0009
Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None
Code:
Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM2
Bank Connections: 3 2
Current Speed: Unknown
Type: DIMM SDRAM
Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Code:
Handle 0x0010, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: AGP
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 4
Characteristics:
3.3 V is provided
Opening is shared
PME signal is supported
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