sudo lshw option for MBP OSX 10.6.2

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sudo lshw option for MBP OSX 10.6.2

I tried sudo lshw on my new Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard to get a hardware list form the command prompt. Apparently the command does not work on the Mac. As I used it before on Ubuntu I thought it would be available on the Mac as well. What equivalent command can list hardware for my Mac from the terminal?

Macbook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.6.2), MacPorts, VMWare Fusion

Posted on Feb 28, 2010 1:01 AM

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rhand Author

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Feb 28, 2010 1:11 AM in response to rhand

Found sysctl -A . Also tried /usr/sbin/system_profiler. Both give very long lists I must say, but they do show a lot of data.

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Feb 28, 2010 1:46 AM in response to rhand

Hi

This is the Server Forum. You should really post here:

http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=263

or if it's the command line you specifically want:

http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=735

For what you wanted to do system_profiler should be enough? From the command line (either in single user boot - command+s at startup or normally) issue: "system_profiler SPHardwareDataType" If you want to view RAM information: "system_profiler SPMemoryDataType" You don't need to type the quotes.

To view the list of options the utility has: "system_profiler -listDataTypes" Pick one form the list that suits.

Tony

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rhand Author

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Mar 12, 2010 11:12 PM in response to Antonio Rocco

Thanks. Will do that the next time..

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