Overview
I’m experiencing an issue with the dmidecode
command on a system with an 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 CPU. The dmidecode
command does not show complete details about the CPU and other hardware components.
System Configuration
- CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7
- OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
- Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-18-amd64
- dmidecode version: 3.4
dmidecode Output
The output from the dmidecode
command shows limited and outdated information.
root@faiserver:~# dmidecode
# dmidecode 3.4
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
10 structures occupying 450 bytes.
Table at 0x000E1000.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: innotek GmbH
Version: VirtualBox
Release Date: 12/01/2006
Address: 0xE0000
Runtime Size: 128 kB
ROM Size: 128 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: innotek GmbH
Product Name: VirtualBox
Version: 1.2
Serial Number: 0
UUID: e83f6988-828d-5142-a0e2-2bca4c199fc3
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: Not Specified
Family: Virtual Machine
Handle 0x0008, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Oracle Corporation
Product Name: VirtualBox
Version: 1.2
Serial Number: 0
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Features:
Board is a hosting board
Location In Chassis: Not Specified
Chassis Handle: 0x0003
Type: Motherboard
Contained Object Handles: 0
Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 13 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: Oracle Corporation
Type: Other
Lock: Not Present
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Boot-up State: Safe
Power Supply State: Safe
Thermal State: Safe
Security Status: None
Handle 0x0007, DMI type 126, 42 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0005, DMI type 126, 15 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0006, DMI type 126, 28 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 11, 7 bytes
OEM Strings
String 1: vboxVer_6.1.50
String 2: vboxRev_161033
Handle 0x0004, DMI type 128, 8 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
80 08 04 00 FF C5 2A 00
Handle 0xFEFF, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table
root@faiserver:~#
DMI Table Directory
The DMI table directory shows that the tables are present.
root@faiserver:~# ls -l /sys/firmware/dmi/tables/
total 0
-r-------- 1 root root 450 Jun 21 03:27 DMI
-r-------- 1 root root 31 Jun 21 03:27 smbios_entry_point
BIOS/UEFI Version
The BIOS version is here :
root@faiserver:~# sudo dmidecode -t bios
# dmidecode 3.4
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: innotek GmbH
Version: VirtualBox
Release Date: 12/01/2006
Address: 0xE0000
Runtime Size: 128 kB
ROM Size: 128 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
root@faiserver:~#
dmidecode version
root@faiserver:~# dmidecode --v
3.4
root@faiserver:~#
CPU Details with lshw Command
The lshw
command correctly identifies the CPU model, indicating that the hardware itself is properly recognized by the operating system.
root@faiserver:~# lshw | grep Intel
product: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
vendor: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
root@faiserver:~#
OS Details
root@faiserver:~# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
root@faiserver:~# uname -a
Linux faiserver 6.1.0-18-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01) x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@faiserver:~#
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