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Manuel Kasper wrote: > On 16.07.2008, at 23:19, mtnbkr wrote: > >> Is there any chance that m0n0wall is mis-detecting or misreporting >> this, or is more probable that I replaced their WRAP with an ALIX >> after a semi-recent thunderstorm and just don't remember? :) > > Yes, that's quite possible, because m0n0wall simply looks for the string > "PC Engines WRAP" in the dmesg output to decide that it's running on a > WRAP. I didn't realize than on some (early?) boards, the BIOS does not > set that string, but that's quite clearly the case: > >> On the one reporting as a WRAP, the next line is: >> Geode PC Engines WRAP.1C v1.0 tintinyBIOS V1.4a (C)1997-2003 >> >> And on the one reporting as an ALIX the next line is: >> Geode tinyBIOS V1.4a (C)1997-2003 > > -> Funny that they're both the same BIOS version... Actually I thought it was funny that the older bios was misspelled or something: "tintinyBIOS V1.4a (C)1997-2003" tintiny? :) > I guess you'll simply have to upgrade the BIOS to make it show the > proper platform. Or if this becomes a widespread problem, we'll have to > make the status page look at something else (e.g. NIC names) instead. Fair enough. I have not looked yet, but if I can find a newer BIOS at pcengines for the older boards I'll grab it and flash that board. I'll report back when I have more info. Thanks again for the fast reply. -- Bill Arlofski Reverse Polarity, LLC http://www.revpol.com/ |