FreeBSD 13.2 find hardware info

FreeBSD 13.2 Find Hardware Info

This page details how to retrieve hardware information on FreeBSD 13.2 using built-in commands and optional tools from the ports collection. Tested as of March 08, 2025.

RAM and Swap Info

To check memory (RAM) and swap usage:

• Total RAM: Display total physical memory in bytes:

sysctl hw.physmem

Example output (8GB in bytes):

  hw.physmem: 8589934592
  

• Memory Statistics: Show active, inactive, wired, and free memory:

vmstat -m

Example output:

  procs memory page disks faults cpu
  r b w avm fre flt re pi po fr sr da0 cd0 in sy cs us sy id
  0 0 0 2.0G 710M 143 0 0 0 216 147 0 0 93 842 701 1 1 98
  

• Swap Usage: Display swap space in human-readable format:

swapinfo -h

Example output:

  Device       1K-blocks  Used  Avail  Capacity
  /dev/ada0s1b 1048540    736K  1.0G   0%
  

Hard Drive Space Info

To check disk space usage for mounted filesystems:

df -h

• -h: Displays sizes in human-readable format (e.g., GB, MB).

Example output:

Filesystem     Size  Used  Avail  Use%  Mounted on
/dev/ada0s1a   20G   5G    15G    25%   /

CPU Info

To display CPU details:

• Basic CPU Info: Show CPU model and core count:

sysctl hw.model
sysctl hw.ncpu
Example output:

  hw.model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
  hw.ncpu: 4
  

• Detailed CPU Info: Extract CPU data from boot messages:

dmesg | grep CPU

Example output snippet:

  CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz (1600.00-MHz K8-class CPU)
  

Motherboard Info

To get motherboard details (vendor, product name, version):

sudo dmidecode -t baseboard

• Requires installation: sudo pkg install dmidecode.
• Example output:

Base Board Information
  Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
  Product Name: 0F6X5P
  Version: A00

Additional Useful Hardware Info

Here are more commands for a complete hardware overview:

List Block Devices (Disks and Partitions)

Shows all block devices like hard drives and SSDs:

camcontrol devlist

Example:

<Samsung SSD 860 EVO mSATA 1TB RVT41B6Q> at scbus1 target 0 lun 0 (ada0,pass0)

Alternatively: geom disk list

GPU/Graphics Card Info

To check graphics hardware:

pciconf -lvc | grep -i vga

Example:

vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x12345678 chip=0x12345678 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00

Network Hardware

List network interfaces and hardware:

pciconf -lvc | grep -i network

Example:

em0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x12345678 chip=0x12345678 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00

Full Hardware Summary

For a complete hardware overview:

dmesg | less

• Shows boot-time hardware detection.

Alternatively: sysctl -a | less

• Lists all system parameters, including hardware.

Notes

• Commands like dmidecode require installation via sudo pkg install dmidecode.
• Some tools (e.g., lshw, lscpu) are available in the ports collection but not installed by default.
• Use sudo for commands needing root privileges.
• Tested on FreeBSD 13.2 as of March 08, 2025.

Citations

• FreeBSD find out RAM size Including Total Amount of Free and Used Memory Size
• Memory Utilization on FreeBSD
• df command examples in Linux/Unix
• FreeBSD CPU Information Command
• Easy way to get cpu features
• FreshPorts -- sysutils/lscpu
• FreeBSD Display Information About The System Hardware
• motherboard serial number
• List Block Devices on FreeBSD lsblk(8) Style
• List connected storage devices in FreeBSD
• Linux to FreeBSD: lspci to pciconf
• Easily Migrate from Linux to FreeBSD

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