Hardware

Hi all,

A friend of mine got a thin client and didn't know what to do with it, so i advised him to make a m0n0 box out of it.
So far so good, the only thing is we would like to know the CPU speed of this box. This can not be found in the BIOS.
I tried entering several commands i know from the linux world into exec.php but with no luck.

Any advice ?

Try watching the screen as it boots, if possible. This usually shows what CPU is in use as reported by the BIOS.

Failing that, open the case and remove the heat sink (if present) for a look at the chip labeling.

Some OSs are better than others at discovering and reporting hardware. You could always try one, but will be a lot more work compared to what the BIOS tells for free.

Hi,

Thanks for the info. At boot the BIOS only shows a splash screen with the PC manufacturer's logo. The usual key combinations to switch to regular BIOS display do not work.
The Heatsink is glued on the CPU, trying to remove it would be a mess. Jusdging by it's size the CPU must run at about 300Mhz....

Log into your m0n0wall box and once your in the web GUI, add "exec.php" into the address bar after your m0n0wall address.  Like so:

http://192.168.1.1/exec.php

Hit enter.

In the command box, type dmesg

You should see your CPU listed and its rated speed.

cat /var/run/dmesg.boot

or

sysctl -a hw.model

Thanks Guys ! I moved to a new house and had not time to work on this machine, but this afternoon i had some spare time to work on it.

Code:

$  sysctl -a hw.model
hw.model: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by National Semi

Code:

$ cat /var/run/dmesg.boot
cat: /var/run/dmesg.boot: No such file or directory

At last dmesg helped :

Code:

CPU: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by National Semi (300.68-MHz 586-class CPU)

that should have been

cat /var/log/dmesg.boot

sorry :-(