Detecting computer models , e.g the vendor

Question

How can I detect the model of a computer, like Leveno or Sony?

Is there any program can do this, for both PC & Laptop?

(I just want to load a specific driver when the target model is detected.)

@walOck, are you writing a shell script? A C program? An udev rule? — andcoz, Dec 01 '11 at 11:49

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '11 at 11:38

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On my system, this works:

$ sudo dmidecode --type 1 | grep 'Product Name'
    Product Name: Macmini4,1

answered Dec 01 '11 at 11:38

l0b0

Yeah , that's the right command , actually plus dmidecode -t BIOS | grep Vendor solved my problem .. thanks ! – daisy Dec 01 '11 at 13:15

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