On Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 01:57  PM, BMichael@... wrote:

> Has anyone played with the Unix command sysctl to get hardware & OS 
> info
> for use by FB? Like the old SYSINFO, some of the returned values are
> quite cryptic... I did a "sysctl -A" in the terminal, and the hardware
> part looks like this:


SNIPPED


> Bill

I got:

kern.ostype = Darwin
kern.osrelease = 6.6
kern.osrevision = 199506
kern.version = Darwin Kernel Version 6.6:
Thu May  1 21:48:54 PDT 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.34.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC


kern.maxvnodes = 11056
kern.maxproc = 532
kern.maxfiles = 12288
kern.argmax = 65536
kern.securelevel = 1
kern.hostname = Peter-Beaumonts-Computer.local.
kern.hostid = 3232235522
kern.clockrate: hz = 100, tick = 10000, profhz = 100, stathz = 100
Use pstat to view kern.vnode information
Use ps to view kern.proc information
Use pstat to view kern.file information
kernel is not compiled for profiling
kern.profiling: kern.posix1version = 198808
kern.ngroups = 16
kern.job_control = 1
kern.saved_ids = 0
kern.boottime = Tue Nov 11 21:10:08 2003

kern.nisdomainname =
kern.maxpartitions: No such file or directory
kern.kdebug: Operation not permitted
kern.update: No such file or directory
kern.osreldate: No such file or directory
kern.ntp_pll: No such file or directory
kern.bootfile: No such file or directory
kern.maxfilesperproc: No such file or directory
kern.maxprocperuid: No such file or directory
kern.dumpdev: No such file or directory
kern.ipc: No such file or directory
kern.dummy = 0
kern.ps_strings: No such file or directory
kern.usrstack: No such file or directory
kern.logsigexit: No such file or directory
kern.symfile = \mach.sym
kern.procargs: Invalid argument
kern.pcsamples: Operation not permitted
kern.netboot = 0
kern.panicinfo: specification is incomplete
kern.sysv: No such file or directory
Use vmstat or systat to view vm.vmmeter information
vm.loadavg: 1.20 0.72 0.43
vfs.ufs has 0 mounted instances
vfs.nfs has 3 mounted instances
vfs.fdesc has 1 mounted instance
vfs.cd9660 has 0 mounted instances
vfs.union has 0 mounted instances
vfs.hfs has 4 mounted instances
vfs.volfs has 1 mounted instance
vfs.devfs has 1 mounted instance
vfs.synthfs has 0 mounted instances
vfs.afpfs has 0 mounted instances
hw.machine = Power Macintosh
hw.model = PowerMac-G3
hw.ncpu = 1
hw.byteorder = 4321
hw.physmem = 671088640
hw.usermem = 611373056
hw.pagesize = 4096
hw.disknames: No such file or directory
hw.diskstats: No such file or directory
hw.epoch = 0
hw.floatingpoint: No such file or directory
hw.machinearch: No such file or directory
hw.vectorunit = 1
hw.busfrequency = 66820000
hw.cpufrequency = 400920000
hw.cachelinesize = 32
hw.l1icachesize = 32768
hw.l1dcachesize = 32768
hw.l2settings: Invalid argument
hw.l2cachesize: Invalid argument
hw.l3settings: Invalid argument
hw.l3cachesize: Invalid argument
hw.tbfrequency = 16705000
user.cs_path = /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
user.bc_base_max = 2147483647
user.bc_dim_max = 65535
user.bc_scale_max = 2147483647
user.bc_string_max = 2147483647
user.coll_weights_max = 2
user.expr_nest_max = 32
user.line_max = 2048
user.re_dup_max = 255
user.posix2_version = 199212
user.posix2_c_bind = 0
user.posix2_c_dev = 0
user.posix2_char_term = 0
user.posix2_fort_dev = 0
user.posix2_fort_run = 0
user.posix2_localedef = 0
user.posix2_sw_dev = 0
user.posix2_upe = 0
user.stream_max = 20
user.tzname_max = 255
kern.ipc.maxsockbuf: 262144
kern.ipc.sockbuf_waste_factor: 8
kern.ipc.somaxconn: 128
kern.ipc.nmbclusters: 16384
kern.ipc.sosendminchain: 16384
kern.ipc.maxsockets: 512
kern.dummy: 0
kern.sysv.shmmax: 4194304
kern.sysv.shmmin: 1
kern.sysv.shmmni: 32
kern.sysv.shmseg: 8
kern.sysv.shmall: 1024
net.local.stream.recvspace: 8192
net.local.stream.sendspace: 8192
net.local.stream.pcblist: Format:S,xunpcb Length:17148 
Dump:0x00000018000000260000000000018a0c...
net.local.dgram.maxdgram: 2048
net.local.dgram.recvspace: 4096
net.local.dgram.pcblist: Format:S,xunpcb Length:8940 
Dump:0x00000018000000260000000000018a0c...
net.local.inflight: 0
net.inet.ip.portrange.first: 49152
net.inet.ip.portrange.hifirst: 49152
net.inet.ip.portrange.hilast: 65535
net.inet.ip.portrange.last: 65535
net.inet.ip.portrange.lowfirst: 1023
net.inet.ip.portrange.lowlast: 600
net.inet.ip.forwarding: 0
net.inet.ip.redirect: 1
net.inet.ip.ttl: 64
net.inet.ip.rtexpire: 3600
net.inet.ip.rtminexpire: 10
net.inet.ip.rtmaxcache: 128
net.inet.ip.sourceroute: 0
net.inet.ip.intr_queue_maxlen: 50
net.inet.ip.intr_queue_drops: 0
net.inet.ip.stats: Format:S,ipstat Length:116 
Dump:0x00003a05000000000000000000000000...
net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute: 0
net.inet.ip.fastforwarding: 0
net.inet.ip.keepfaith: 0
net.inet.ip.gifttl: 30
net.inet.ip.subnets_are_local: 0
net.inet.ip.maxfragpackets: 4096
net.inet.ip.check_interface: 0
net.inet.ip.check_route_selfref: 1
net.inet.ip.linklocal.stat: Format:S,ip_linklocal_stat Length:16 
Dump:0x00000000000000000000000000000000...
net.inet.ip.linklocal.in.allowbadttl: 0
net.inet.ip.fw.enable: 1
net.inet.ip.fw.one_pass: 1
net.inet.ip.fw.debug: 1
net.inet.ip.fw.verbose: 0
net.inet.ip.fw.verbose_limit: 0
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_buckets: 256
net.inet.ip.fw.curr_dyn_buckets: 256
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_count: 0
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_max: 1000
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_ack_lifetime: 300
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_syn_lifetime: 20
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_fin_lifetime: 20
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_rst_lifetime: 5
net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_short_lifetime: 30
net.inet.icmp.maskrepl: 0
net.inet.icmp.stats: Format:S,icmpstat Length:192 
Dump:0x00000001000000000000000000000000...
net.inet.icmp.icmplim: 100
net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho: 1
net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect: 0
net.inet.icmp.log_redirect: 0
net.inet.igmp.stats: Format:S,igmpstat Length:36 
Dump:0x00000008000000000000000000000000...
net.inet.tcp.rfc1323: 1
net.inet.tcp.rfc1644: 0
net.inet.tcp.mssdflt: 512
net.inet.tcp.stats: Format:S,tcpstat Length:244 
Dump:0x0000006b0000001a0000006d00000006...
net.inet.tcp.keepidle: 144000
net.inet.tcp.keepintvl: 1500
net.inet.tcp.sendspace: 32768
net.inet.tcp.recvspace: 32768
net.inet.tcp.keepinit: 1500
net.inet.tcp.pcblist: Format:S,xtcpcb Length:7908 
Dump:0x00000018000000120000000000000189...
net.inet.tcp.delacktime: 50
net.inet.tcp.v6mssdflt: 1024
net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive: 0
net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack: 1
net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain: 0
net.inet.tcp.pcbcount: 18
net.inet.tcp.slowlink_wsize: 8192
net.inet.tcp.blackhole: 0
net.inet.tcp.tcp_lq_overflow: 1
net.inet.tcp.path_mtu_discovery: 1
net.inet.tcp.slowstart_flightsize: 1
net.inet.tcp.local_slowstart_flightsize: 4
net.inet.tcp.newreno: 0
net.inet.tcp.tcbhashsize: 4096
net.inet.tcp.do_tcpdrain: 1
net.inet.tcp.icmp_may_rst: 1
net.inet.tcp.strict_rfc1948: 0
net.inet.tcp.isn_reseed_interval: 0
net.inet.tcp.msl: 600
net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin: 0
net.inet.udp.checksum: 1
net.inet.udp.stats: Format:S,udpstat Length:44 
Dump:0x00000471000000000000000000000000...
net.inet.udp.maxdgram: 9216
net.inet.udp.recvspace: 42080
net.inet.udp.pcblist: Format:S,xinpcb Length:7728 
Dump:0x00000018000000180000000000000cde...
net.inet.udp.log_in_vain: 0
net.inet.udp.blackhole: 0
net.inet.ipsec.stats: Format:S,ipsecstat Length:12432 
Dump:0x00000000000000000000000000000000...
net.inet.ipsec.def_policy: 1
net.inet.ipsec.esp_trans_deflev: 1
net.inet.ipsec.esp_net_deflev: 1
net.inet.ipsec.ah_trans_deflev: 1
net.inet.ipsec.ah_net_deflev: 1
net.inet.ipsec.ah_cleartos: 1
net.inet.ipsec.ah_offsetmask: 0
net.inet.ipsec.dfbit: 0
net.inet.ipsec.ecn: 0
net.inet.ipsec.debug: 0
net.inet.ipsec.esp_randpad: -1
net.inet.ipsec.bypass: 1
net.inet.raw.maxdgram: 8192
net.inet.raw.recvspace: 8192
net.inet.raw.pcblist: Format:S,xinpcb Length:24 
Dump:0x00000018000000000000000000000003...
net.appletalk.debug: Format:S,dbgBits Length:8 Dump:0x0000000000000000
net.appletalk.routermix: 2000
net.appletalk.ddpstats: Format:S,at_ddp_stats Length:52 
Dump:0x0028b1e8000017aa0000000000000000...
net.link.ether.inet.host_down_time: 20
net.link.ether.inet.max_age: 1200
net.link.ether.inet.maxtries: 5
net.link.ether.inet.proxyall: 0
net.link.ether.inet.prune_intvl: 300
net.link.ether.inet.useloopback: 1
net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_wrong_iface: 0
net.link.ether.inet.apple_hwcksum_tx: 1
net.link.ether.inet.apple_hwcksum_rx: 1
net.key.debug: 0
net.key.spi_trycnt: 1000
net.key.spi_minval: 256
net.key.spi_maxval: 268435455
net.key.int_random: 60
net.key.larval_lifetime: 30
net.key.blockacq_count: 10
net.key.blockacq_lifetime: 20
net.key.esp_keymin: 256
net.key.ah_keymin: 128
net.inet6.ip6.forwarding: 0
net.inet6.ip6.redirect: 1
net.inet6.ip6.hlim: 64
net.inet6.ip6.stats: Format:S,ip6stat Length:3200 
Dump:0x00000000000000000000000000000000...
net.inet6.ip6.maxfragpackets: 4096
net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv: 1
net.inet6.ip6.keepfaith: 0
net.inet6.ip6.log_interval: 5
net.inet6.ip6.hdrnestlimit: 50
net.inet6.ip6.dad_count: 1
net.inet6.ip6.auto_flowlabel: 1
net.inet6.ip6.defmcasthlim: 1
net.inet6.ip6.gifhlim: 0
net.inet6.ip6.kame_version: 20010528/apple-darwin
net.inet6.ip6.use_deprecated: 1
net.inet6.ip6.rr_prune: 5
net.inet6.ip6.v6only: 0
net.inet6.ip6.rtexpire: 3600
net.inet6.ip6.rtminexpire: 10
net.inet6.ip6.rtmaxcache: 128
net.inet6.ip6.use_tempaddr: 0
net.inet6.ip6.temppltime: 86400
net.inet6.ip6.tempvltime: 604800
net.inet6.ip6.auto_linklocal: 1
net.inet6.ip6.rip6stats: Format:S,rip6stat Length:56 
Dump:0x00000000000000000000000000000000...
net.inet6.ip6.auto_on: 1
net.inet6.ipsec6.stats: Format:S,ipsecstat Length:12432 
Dump:0x00000000000000000000000000000000...
net.inet6.ipsec6.def_policy: 1
net.inet6.ipsec6.esp_trans_deflev: 1
net.inet6.ipsec6.esp_net_deflev: 1
net.inet6.ipsec6.ah_trans_deflev: 1
net.inet6.ipsec6.ah_net_deflev: 1
net.inet6.ipsec6.ecn: 0
net.inet6.ipsec6.debug: 0
net.inet6.ipsec6.esp_randpad: -1
net.inet6.icmp6.stats: Format:S,icmp6stat Length:4328 
Dump:0x00000000000000000000000000000000...
net.inet6.icmp6.rediraccept: 1
net.inet6.icmp6.redirtimeout: 600
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_prune: 1
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_delay: 5
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_umaxtries: 3
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_mmaxtries: 3
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_useloopback: 1
net.inet6.icmp6.nodeinfo: 1
net.inet6.icmp6.errppslimit: 100
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_maxnudhint: 0
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_debug: 0
debug.bpf_bufsize: 4096
debug.bpf_maxbufsize: 32768

And I don't have a clue about what most of it means



Pete...                          (the other one)

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