How To Retrieve Video Bios Version?

Can anyone help in getting the Video BIOS version of the installed VGA.Is there any tool or utility available.

your help would be higly appreciated.


thanks in advance
Madhi

hwinfo --vbe (as root)

For example, I get the follwing output on my ThinkPad (with ATI chipset):

01: None 00.0: 10105 BIOS
[Created at bios.173]
Unique ID: rdCR.lZF+r4EgHp4
Hardware Class: bios
VESA BIOS Version: 2.0
Current VESA Mode: 0x4117
BIOS Keyboard LED Status:
Scroll Lock: off
Num Lock: off
Caps Lock: off
Base Memory: 636 kB
PnP BIOS: @@@0000
BIOS32 Service Directory Entry: 0xfd6f0
SMBIOS Version: 2.33
BIOS Info: #0
Vendor: "IBM"
Version: "77ET64WW (1.24 )"
Date: "02/27/2007"
Start Address: 0xdc000
ROM Size: 1024 kB
Features: 0x0103000000007d09df80
PCI supported
PCMCIA supported
PnP supported
APM supported
BIOS flashable
BIOS shadowing allowed
ESCD supported
CD boot supported
Selectable boot supported
EDD spec supported
720kB Floppy supported
Print Screen supported
8042 Keyboard Services supported
Serial Services supported
Printer Services supported
CGA/Mono Video supported
ACPI supported
USB Legacy supported
BIOS Boot Spec supported
etc [/b]

Thanks buddy