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

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