C++ : Reading BIOS serial number under Linux

[EyeMWing]

I'd like to read the system manufacturer and serial number, if available, from a Linux system. Any thoughts on how to do this?

 

[Markbnj]

I don't think this is going to be trivial. There doesn't seem to be a documented BIOS interrupt that reads this information. You can get it from the WMI running under Windows XP, but with Linux running you'll either have to access a similar facility for that OS (I'm not a Linux guy), or go to memory and get the data yourself.

Here is an article that discusses where the string is:

http://www.zealsoft.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry050904-032915

Here is an article that discusses the format of the serial number:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/34