Re: Another pcmcia-cs (with DMI support etc.)

[Per Olofsson <pelle@dsv.su.se>]

Matthew Garrett wrote:
> IBM tend to put the 7-character model id in "Product Name", with the 
> (more useful) model name under "Version" - for example:
> 
>        DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
>         System Information
>                 Manufacturer: IBM
>                 Product Name: 237167G
>                 Version: ThinkPad X40

OK, I'll modify the script to include Version in $compid if it is not
set to "Not Specified" or "Not Available".

> The older Thinkpad I have (a 240X) has:
> 
>         DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
>         System Information
>                 Manufacturer: IBM
>                 Product Name: 260962G
>                 Version: Not Available
> 
> The first 4 digits of the product name are model specific, with the next 2 
> identifying the hardware spec as shipped. However, more recent models are 
> a little more difficult. Both 2369 and 2371 are ThinkPad X40s.

I see. If this applies to any of the models needing special resource
options, there's not much I can do at the moment, but I'll try to do
some research on the web when I get home.

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-- 
Pelle