Message-ID: <3A282E1A.28B6D16@iname.com> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 23:02:50 +0000 From: Chris Reeves Subject: Re: [SLE] How to ID a graphics card ?? "Christopher W. Aiken" wrote:

Is there anyway to find out the make/model of a graphics card/chip w/o actually tearing the machine apart and checking the board for some clues? I have a machine at my office that I'm not permitted to tamper with.

You could try and do a 'cat /proc/pci' to get some basic info. Look for the entry that starts with "VGA compatible controller" I think... Hope that helps, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\

Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 04:43:57 -0500 (EST) From: Keith Warno Message-ID: Subject: Re: [SLE] How to ID a graphics card ?? SuperProbe. :) -- 4:43am up 4 days, 6:55, 4 users, load average: 0.35, 0.82, 0.93 Keith Warno [h] || [w] On 2000-12-01 at 17:21 -0500, Christopher W. Aiken uttered: | | Is there anyway to find out the make/model | of a graphics card/chip w/o actually tearing | the machine apart and checking the board for | some clues? I have a machine at my office | that I'm not permitted to tamper with. | | -- | Christopher W. Aiken, Scenery Hill, Pa, USA | chris at cwaiken dot com, www.cwaiken.com | Current O/S: SuSE 7.0 Professional Linux | | | -- | To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com | For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com | Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq | | |

Message-ID: <3A28D34B.3C6733ED@halenet.com.au> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 20:47:39 +1000 From: Don Hansford Subject: Re: [SLE] How to ID a graphics card ?? "Christopher W. Aiken" wrote:

Is there anyway to find out the make/model of a graphics card/chip w/o actually tearing the machine apart and checking the board for some clues? I have a machine at my office that I'm not permitted to tamper with.

All the other replies seem to assume you are using Linux on that machine. Just to be different, I'll assume you are not! :-) The first item that is displayed on the screen is the "signature" of the video adapter. Many times you don't see this as the monitor display hasn't warmed up enough to show it. Do the DOS handshake (Ctrl-Alt-Del) a couple of times at boot (before the OS starts loading), so the monitor is warmed up, and you will see it right there at the top of the screen. Mine comes up with the green SiS logo in the top left of screen, followed by the model and the revision number. Of course, if it's running Windows, you can right-click the desktop, bring up the properties menu, choose advanced, and go to the tab that says "Adapter" Hope this helps -- This Email is 100% Virus Free! How do I know? Because no Microsoft products were used to generate it! Regards Don Hansford ECKYTECH COMPUTING/ SQIT Warwick "We're tired, we're wired, and our breath smells bad -- -But at least our Operating System doesn't suck!"