Hardware/Apple: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:49, 15 January 2018

Identifying your computer

 $ cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_{family,name}
MacBook
MacBook2,1

The last line is the 'version field; the key to your success. This will allow you to identify with great accuracy the hardware. Fixes for other versions may apply too, but the greater the gap between revisions, the less likely it is to work.

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 <syntaxhighlight lang="commands">
-  $ sudo nix-shell -p dmidecode --run dmidecode  | grep -i macbook
+  $ cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_{family,name}
- Product Name: MacBookAir3,1
+MacBook
- Family: MacBook
+MacBook2,1
 </syntaxhighlight>
-The ''Version'' field is your key to success, this will allow you to identify with great accuracy the hardware. Fixes for other versions may apply too, but the greater the gap between revisions, the less likely it is to work.
+The last line is the '''version'' field; the key to your success. This will allow you to identify with great accuracy the hardware. Fixes for other versions may apply too, but the greater the gap between revisions, the less likely it is to work.