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VPDDECODE(8)							  VPDDECODE(8)

NAME
       vpddecode - VPD structure decoder

SYNOPSIS
       vpddecode [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
       vpddecode prints the "vital product data" information that can be found
       in almost all IBM computers, and only IBM  computers.  Available	 items
       are:

       · BIOS Build ID

       · Product Name

       · Box Serial Number

       · Motherboard Serial Number

       · Machine Type/Model

       Some systems have these additional items:

       · BIOS Release Date

       · Default Flash Image File Name

       Note  that these additional items are not documented by IBM, so this is
       guess work, and as such should not be blindly trusted.  Feedback	 about
       the accuracy of these labels is welcome.

OPTIONS
       -d, --dev-mem FILE
	      Read memory from device FILE (default: /dev/mem)

       -u, --dump
	      Do  not decode the VPD records, dump their contents as hexadeci‐
	      mal instead.  Note that this is still a text output,  no	binary
	      data will be thrown upon you. ASCII equivalent is displayed when
	      possible. This option is mainly useful for debugging.

       -h, --help
	      Display usage information and exit

       -V, --version
	      Display the version and exit

FILES
       /dev/mem

BUGS
       The lookup table for product names is incomplete.  If  your  system  is
       missing	from  the  table,  vpddecode  will  ask you to report. See the
       AUTHORS file for maintainer contact  information.  Your	report	should
       include the product name of the machine, and the BIOS build ID as given
       by vpddecode.

AUTHOR
       Jean Delvare

SEE ALSO
       biosdecode(8), dmidecode(8), mem(4), ownership(8)

dmidecode			   May 2005			  VPDDECODE(8)

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