BIOS Version - Revision history

Skim: Add link.

2020-03-25T23:40:26Z

Add link.

LesmanaZimmer: use html code for pipe

2017-11-02T21:31:38Z

use html code for pipe

LesmanaZimmer: add note for root rights

2017-11-01T17:55:36Z

add note for root rights

LesmanaZimmer: update example output so both methods show same versions

2017-11-01T17:52:23Z

update example output so both methods show same versions

LesmanaZimmer: add alternative using grep and dmesg

2017-11-01T17:49:30Z

add alternative using grep and dmesg

LesmanaZimmer: move bios version check instruction from BIOS_Upgrade

2017-11-01T17:34:02Z

move bios version check instruction from BIOS_Upgrade

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You can check the current BIOS and ECP versions on your ThinkPad by using '''dmidecode'''. For example:

{{cmdroot|dmidecode -s bios-version}}

1RETDRWW (3.23 )

{{cmdroot|dmidecode -t 11}}

# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.33 present.
Handle 0x0029, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
String 1: IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller -[1RHT71WW-3.04 ]-

Showing BIOS version 3.23 (1RETDRWW) and ECP version 3.04 (1RHT71WW).

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:40, 25 March 2020
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−	You can check the current BIOS and ECP versions on your ThinkPad by using '''dmidecode'''. For example:	+	You can check the current BIOS and ECP versions on your ThinkPad by using '''{{dmidecode}}'''. For example:

	{{cmdroot\|dmidecode -s bios-version}}		{{cmdroot\|dmidecode -s bios-version}}

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 Alternatively you can '''grep''' the information from '''dmesg'''
-{{cmduser|dmesg {{!}} grep "ThinkPad BIOS"}}
+{{cmduser|dmesg &#124; grep "ThinkPad BIOS"}}
   [    3.758331] thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad BIOS 6DET52WW (3.02 ), EC 7XHT22WW-1.04

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:55, 1 November 2017
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	Showing BIOS version 3.02 (6DET52WW) and ECP version 1.04 (7XHT22WW).		Showing BIOS version 3.02 (6DET52WW) and ECP version 1.04 (7XHT22WW).
		+
		+	Note that you need root rights (or sudo) to run '''dmidecode'''.

	Alternatively you can '''grep''' the information from '''dmesg'''		Alternatively you can '''grep''' the information from '''dmesg'''

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:49, 1 November 2017
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	Showing BIOS version 3.23 (1RETDRWW) and ECP version 3.04 (1RHT71WW).		Showing BIOS version 3.23 (1RETDRWW) and ECP version 3.04 (1RHT71WW).
		+
		+	Alternatively you can '''grep''' the information from '''dmesg'''
		+
		+	{{cmduser\|dmesg {{!}} grep "ThinkPad BIOS"}}
		+
		+	[ 3.758331] thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad BIOS 6DET52WW (3.02 ), EC 7XHT22WW-1.04

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 {{cmdroot|dmidecode -s bios-version}}
-RETDRWW (3.23 )
+DET52WW (3.02 )
 {{cmdroot|dmidecode -t 11}}
+  # dmidecode 3.1
-  # dmidecode 2.9
+ Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
-  SMBIOS 2.33 present.
+  SMBIOS 2.4 present.
-  Handle 0x0029, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
   OEM Strings
-         String 1: IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller -[1RHT71WW-3.04    ]-
+ 	String 1: IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller -[7XHT22WW-1.04    ]-
-Showing BIOS version 3.23 (1RETDRWW) and ECP version 3.04 (1RHT71WW).
+Showing BIOS version 3.02 (6DET52WW) and ECP version 1.04 (7XHT22WW).
 Alternatively you can '''grep''' the information from '''dmesg'''