For the system the "DMI:" line in dmesg output should show:
[ 0.000000] DMI: Intel Corporation/DX58SO2, BIOS SOX5820J.86A.0817.2011.0630.1910 06/30/2011
But it actually replaces the vendor name with spaces, character for character:
[ 0.000000] DMI: /DX58SO2, BIOS SOX5820J.86A.0817.2011.0630.1910 06/30/2011
DMI Decode gets it right:
hardhat:popularity-contest> sudo dmidecode --string baseboard-manufacturer
Intel Corporation
hardhat:popularity-contest> sudo dmidecode --string baseboard-product-name
DX58SO2
hardhat:popularity-contest> sudo dmidecode --string bios-vendor
Intel Corp.
In the kernel this line is produced by __init dmi_dump_ids(void) in dmi_scan.c
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: util-linux 2.17.2-9.1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 4e5b282abba8764bb19f56c3fa62d845
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
Date: Wed Jul 27 13:22:05 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: util-linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: bnesbitt 1947 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf2000000 irq 61'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC892'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0892,80860041,00100302'
Controls : 32
Simple ctrls : 18
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xd1000000 irq 17'
Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 14 HDMI/DP'
Components : 'HDA:10de0014,10de0101,00100100'
Controls : 16
Simple ctrls : 4
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=86acb365-d5a4-4249-a28c-5ab4b694181b
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=8a67d411-9750-46e4-8a53-b2059e5a4eeb ro acpi_sleep=nonvs
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.52
StagingDrivers: rt2870sta
Tags: natty unity-2d staging
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
WifiSyslog:
dmi.bios.date: 06/30/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: SOX5820J.86A.0817.2011.0630.1910
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: DX58SO2
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAG10925-205
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrSOX5820J.86A.0817.2011.0630.1910:bd06/30/2011:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDX58SO2:rvrAAG10925-205:cvn:ct3:cvr:
(To clarify: the second DMI: line has 17 spaces in the place where the words "Intel Corporation" should be).