"dmidecode" utility returns "<BAD INDEX>" or "<OUT OF SPEC>" in the output
Issue
dmidecode
utility returns <BAD INDEX>
or <OUT OF SPEC>
in the output instead of expected values, like below:
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.6 present.
142 structures occupying 10302 bytes.
Table at 0x7F49C000.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: <BAD INDEX>
Version: <BAD INDEX>
Release Date: <BAD INDEX>
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 4096 kB
Characteristics:
Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: <BAD INDEX>
Product Name: <BAD INDEX>
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: <BAD INDEX>
UUID: 4C4C4544-0048-5610-8037-C6C04F505731
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: Not Specified
Family: Not Specified
Handle 0x2020, DMI type 32, 32 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: <OUT OF SPEC>
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, 7
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