diff --git a/detect.go b/detect.go
index 07cf61e..c0ae7c4 100644
--- a/detect.go
+++ b/detect.go
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ func execOutput(name string, arg ...string) (output string, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func nodeName() (string, error) {
-	return execOutput("uname", "-n")
-}
-
 func parseVersion(str string) (major, minor, patch int, err error) {
 	versionNumber := strings.Split(str, "-")
 	parts := strings.Split(versionNumber[0], ".")
@@ -77,24 +73,33 @@ func kernelVersion() (major, minor, patch int, err error) {
 	return parseVersion(output)
 }
 
-func getPiRevision() (int, error) {
-	//default return code of a rev2 board
-	cpuinfo, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/cpuinfo")
+func cpuInfo() (model, hardware string, revision int, err error) {
+	output, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/cpuinfo")
 	if err != nil {
-		return 4, err
+		return "", "", 0, err
 	}
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(cpuinfo), "\n") {
-		fields := strings.Fields(line)
-		if len(fields) > 0 && fields[0] == "Revision" {
-			rev, err := strconv.ParseInt(fields[2], 16, 8)
-			return int(rev), err
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(output), "\n") {
+		fields := strings.Split(line, ":")
+		if len(fields) < 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(fields[0], "Revision") {
+			rev, err := strconv.ParseInt(fields[1], 16, 8)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			revision = int(rev)
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(fields[0], "Hardware") {
+			hardware = fields[1]
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(fields[0], "model name") {
+			model = fields[1]
 		}
 	}
-	return 4, nil
+	return model, hardware, revision, nil
 }
 
 // DetectHost returns the detected host and its revision number.
-func DetectHost() (Host, int, error) {
+func DetectHost() (host Host, rev int, err error) {
 	major, minor, patch, err := kernelVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		return HostNull, 0, err
@@ -104,23 +109,17 @@ func DetectHost() (Host, int, error) {
 		return HostNull, 0, fmt.Errorf("embd: linux kernel versions lower than 3.8 are not supported. you have %v.%v.%v", major, minor, patch)
 	}
 
-	node, err := nodeName()
+	model, hardware, rev, err := cpuInfo()
 	if err != nil {
 		return HostNull, 0, err
 	}
 
-	var host Host
-	var rev int
-
-	switch node {
-	case "raspberrypi":
-		host = HostRPi
-		rev, _ = getPiRevision()
-	case "beaglebone":
-		host = HostBBB
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(model, "ARMv7") && (strings.Contains(hardware, "AM33XX") || strings.Contains(hardware, "AM335X")):
+		return HostBBB, rev, nil
+	case strings.Contains(hardware, "BCM2708"):
+		return HostRPi, rev, nil
 	default:
-		return HostNull, 0, fmt.Errorf("embd: your host %q is not supported at this moment. please request support at https://github.com/kidoman/embd/issues", node)
+		return HostNull, 0, fmt.Errorf("embd: your host \"%v:%v\" is not supported at this moment. request support at https://github.com/kidoman/embd/issues", host, model)
 	}
-
-	return host, rev, nil
 }