How to display notebook model number?

Question

I have a notebook HP Pavilion dm4 running Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm trying to determine the model number (like HP Pavilion dm4-2015dx or HP Pavilion dm4-2033cl, etc). There's no such information on notebook's body as suggested on HP's website on Option 1.

I tried to use lshw and dmidecode, but couldn't find. Maybe I should use an especific option but all the information I found is for Windows, nothing for linux.

There is a way to show this information on linux?

sudo dmidecode |grep Version

shows

Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz

Here's the System Information part of sudo dmidecode | less

System Information
        Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
        Product Name: HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC     
        Version: 058A120000242B10000020100
        Serial Number: 5CA1062FYJ
        UUID: E4BD398B-4D9E-BC63-1A03-099330BF5443
        Wake-up Type: Power Switch
        SKU Number: XZ299UAR#ABA
        Family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=PAV        
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are you sure about dmidecode not showing the extra model numbers? — Rinzwind, Feb 20 '13 at 19:43
@Rinzwind I tried to compare the result of `dmidecode` and the list of models on HP website and couldn't find a match. — Eduardo, Feb 20 '13 at 19:57
I used your SKU Number and found your Netbook. `HP Pavilion dm4-1253cl XZ299UAR` — efthialex, Feb 20 '13 at 22:00
@MuhammadFaisalIqbal It has been a long time, but as far as I remember, I have found it on the HP website — Eduardo, Dec 01 '17 at 17:47
@MuhammadFaisalIqbal just by googling it, it will bring your laptop's exact model. — efthialex, May 30 '19 at 08:07

efthialex · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-17T18:33:10.773

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To see your model number, open a Terminal with Ctrl + Alt + T and type:

sudo dmidecode | grep Version | sed -n '2p'

or alternatively type:

sudo dmidecode | grep 'SKU Number' | head -1

to see your SKU Number.

If you want to see a more detailed view of your System information type:

sudo dmidecode | grep -A 9 "System Information"

or

sudo dmidecode | less

and use the ↓ key to go to the section System Information.

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edited Jan 17 '16 at 18:33

answered Feb 20 '13 at 19:35

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Tried to do that, but the information is just: `Product Name: HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC` – Eduardo Feb 20 '13 at 19:50
`Pavilion dm4` is the model of you laptop. – efthialex Feb 20 '13 at 19:51
I know, but there is a "sub model" (called model number), so it should be `Pavilion dm4-xxxx` or something similar. – Eduardo Feb 20 '13 at 19:53
@EduardoGoncalves The number you are looking for is the `Version` number. For example my Laptop is: `TOSHIBA Satellite c660 PSC0QE` – efthialex Feb 20 '13 at 20:20
The version number is `Version: 058A120000242B10000020100`. I tried to find a model similar to that number, like `dm4-058A12`, `dm4-58A12`,`dm4-5812` and so on, but there's no such thing. – Eduardo Feb 20 '13 at 21:30
@EduardoGoncalves Please post the results of `sudo dmidecode | less` in your question. Only the _System Information_ section. – efthialex Feb 20 '13 at 21:39
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You have a [useless use of less](http://porkmail.org/era/unix/award.html) in your first 2 examples `sudo dmidecode | grep Version` is enough – lolesque Jan 14 '16 at 16:49
@lolesque fixed. – efthialex Jan 17 '16 at 18:33
this showed me `sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name` – tgkprog Jul 07 '22 at 17:24

score 26 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 27 '16 at 08:36

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I guess this command will help:

sudo dmidecode | grep 'SKU Number' | head -1

This will return your laptop's model name:

sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name

This will return your serial number:

sudo dmidecode -s system-serial-number

-s is a keyword argument. Run man dmidecode to find all the available options.

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answered Jan 27 '16 at 06:58

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This is the best answer. I am on a Mac Mini and neither 'SKU Number' nor 'Version' turn up the serial number (searching for 'Serial' does, but there are several). `sudo dmidecode -s system-serial-number` did the trick. – Lambart Jul 28 '16 at 16:33

GuGu · Answer 3 · 2018-03-01T11:58:57.133

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Use dmidecode

$ sudo dmidecode -t 1

#dmidecode 3.0
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.6 present.

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
       Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
       Product Name: Latitude E6410
       Version: 0001
       Serial Number: DZX46BS
       UUID: 4C4C4544-005A-5810-8034-C4C04F364253
       Wake-up Type: Power Switch
       SKU Number:  
       Family: Not Specified

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answered Aug 19 '17 at 07:42

GuGu

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Welcome to askubuntu. Although the `t` option might be interesting, you should refrain from using `root` as an account and type `sudo` instead. Refer to the many documents existing on the topic for further info. – Marc Vanhoomissen Aug 19 '17 at 09:57
Good answer , works. – Eric Mar 22 '22 at 04:30

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 20 '13 at 20:43

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On my T430 I have to take out the battery and there is this little sticker that tells me exactly what I want to know. It's not where Lenovo says it is (on top of the battery), but there it is. Might be easier than doing it from the command line if in fact you have such a sticker.

answered Feb 20 '13 at 20:43

Timon

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I tried that to but couldn't find this sticker anywhere. It was the first thing I thought, but it's missing – Eduardo Feb 20 '13 at 21:33

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 25 '22 at 15:25

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I was also able to get my model number within neofetch information, specifically under 'Host' info.

neofetch

You may need to install neofetch to run this. It can be done by

sudo apt install neofetch

answered Dec 25 '22 at 15:25

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