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@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ on FreeBSD, NetBSD, BeOS and Cygwin as well. There's no configure script, so simply run "make" to build dmidecode, and "make install" to install it. You also can use "make uninstall" to remove -all files you installed. By default, files are installed in /usr/local but -you can change this behavior by editing the Makefile file and setting prefix -to wherever you want. You may change the C compiler and the compilation -flags as well. +all the files you installed. By default, files are installed in /usr/local +but you can change this behavior by editing the Makefile file and setting +prefix to wherever you want. You may change the C compiler and the +compilation flags as well. Optionally, you can run "make strip" prior to "make install" if you want -smaller binaries. However, know that this will prevent any further -attempt to debug programs. +smaller binaries. However, be aware that this will prevent any further +attempt to debug the programs. Two parameters can be set in the Makefile file to make dmidecode work on non-i386 systems. They should be used if your system uses the big endian @@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ Have a look at the AUTHORS file and contact one of the maintainers. If you want to help with the development of dmidecode, please consider joining the dmidecode-devel discussion list: -http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dmidecode-devel - -The most common problems are detailed in the COMMON PROBLEMS section right -below. + http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dmidecode-devel ** COMMON PROBLEMS ** @@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ is at a memory location we couldn't seem to reach through /dev/mem. Although I believe this reveals a problem in the Linux kernel, which should be fixed, a workaround was found by Chad Smith, and we are using it for now. See the IA-64 subsection below for more details. I posted about this problem on the -LKML but did not have any answer. Since then, the list of affected systems +LKML but never received any answer. Since then, the list of affected systems was extended to IBM X-series laptops and xSeries x445 servers. IA-64 @@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ system, you need two things: - an ia64 patched 2.4 kernel, using linux-2.4.21-ia64-030702.diff or any later version, or a 2.6 kernel. Chad Smith tested dmidecode successfully on two different IA-64 systems, and -successes have been reported by other users too. Non-Linux systems are not +success has been reported by other users too. Non-Linux systems are not supported. MMAP @@ -144,5 +141,5 @@ VPDDECODE This tool prints the contents of the "vital product data" structure as found in most IBM and Lenovo computers. It used to have a lookup table -for the machine name, but that was unreliable and hard to maintain so it +for the machine name, but it was unreliable and hard to maintain so it was ultimately dropped. It has a command line interface. |