Update CPU information on non-official Synology DSM system with ease

About

The FOXBI’s ch_cpuinfo is shell script , which retrieve information about the CPU on a Synology DSM system. The script obtains a summary of the CPU information, including the processor type, number of cores, clock speed, code-name e.g. Haswell , Broadwell , Skylake , Kaby Lake etc.

How to Use

1. Connect to DSM terminal via SSH with privileged permission.

sudo -i

2. Download the ch_cpuinfo tar file from GitHub

wget https://github.com/FOXBI/ch_cpuinfo/releases/download/ch_cpuinfo/ch_cpuinfo.tar

3. Decompress the tar file and grant execute permission.

tar -xvf ch_cpuinfo.tar && chmod -x ch_cpuinfo

4. Execute the Script

./ch_cpuinfo

The script retrieves information; choose the options as needed.

5. Re-login DSM to refresh the Info Center.

Before:

After:

Conclusion

This script can be useful for those who need to update CPU information on a Syonlogy DSM installed on a non-official machine with a different CPU type.

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• FOXBI’s ch_cpuinfo
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