intel_bios_reader1
Intel video bios table parser
Usage
intel_bios_reader [OPTIONS]
Overview
intel_bios_reader is a tool to parse the Intel Video BIOS Tables (VBT) and present the information in a human readable format.
The preferred ways of getting the binary VBT to parse are:
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/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_vbt (since kernel version 4.5) |
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/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_opregion |
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The VBT consists of a VBT header, a BIOS Data Block (BDB) header, and a number of BIOS Data Blocks.
Options
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--file=FILE -
Parse Video BIOS Tables from FILE.
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--devid=DEVID -
Pretend to be PCI ID DEVID. Some details can be parsed more accurately if the platform is known.
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--panel-type=N -
Parse the details for flat panel N. Usually this is retrieved from the Video BIOS Tables, but this can be used to override.
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--all-panels -
Parse the details for all flat panels present in the Video BIOS Tables.
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--hexdump -
Hex dump the blocks.
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--block=N -
Dump only the BIOS Data Block number N.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.
--all-panels since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--block since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--devid since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--file since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--hexdump since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--panel-type since Debian 9 (Stretch).