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check-bios-nx(1) | cpu-checker | check-bios-nx(1) |
NAME¶
check-bios-nx - determine if BIOS has blocked CPU's NX capabilitiesSYNOPSIS¶
check-bios-nx [-h|--help] [--verbose]OPTIONS¶
-h|--help - display a help message and exit--verbose - explain in detail what has been detected
DESCRIPTION¶
This program attempts to determine if the running x86-based CPU has NX capabilities (regardless of it being disabled by the BIOS).If the CPU is NX-capable but the nx bit is missing from flags, exit 1 (i.e. "BIOS settings need changing"), otherwise exit 0 (i.e. "nothing wrong with BIOS")
MORE INFORMATION¶
http://launchpad.net/cpu-checkerAUTHOR¶
This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3.
9 March 2010 | cpu-checker |