On 22/09/10 18:54, Dan Serban wrote: > Hello list, > > I am admittedly hopelessly noob with IPMI, though I don't think I'm too > noob with Linux in general, I apologise if any of my questions are > elementary. I've googled this ad nauseum so I've come here for some > help with this. > > After installing ipmitool and openipmi in Lenny I am faced with a > perplexing issue. From the get-go, I could not achieve the results I > was seeking. > Time to start ipmi: > > # modprobe -a ipmi-si ipmi-devintf > > which results with the following STDERR: > > WARNING: Error inserting ipmi_devintf > (/lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.ko): > Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) > > Then, in dmesg I see this: > > [1012115.045436] ipmi message handler version 39.2 > [1012115.048311] IPMI System Interface driver. > [1012115.048315] ipmi_si: Trying SMBIOS-specified kcs state machine at > i/o address 0xca2, slave address 0x20, irq 0 > [1012115.227703] ipmi: Found new BMC (man_id: 0x000157, prod_id: > 0x003e, dev_id: 0x21) > [1012115.227703] IPMI kcs interface initialized > [1012115.235704] ipmi_devintf: Unknown symbol compat_alloc_user_space > > # lsmod|grep ipmi returns: > > ipmi_si 43628 0 > ipmi_msghandler 38520 1 ipmi_si > > It looks like ipmi_devintf doesn't get loaded and from what I've seen in > the scarce examples that I've found, it should be loaded in order for > IPMI to function, as it creates the related device under /dev. > > Running ipmitool to test functionality returns this: > > # ipmitool sdr > Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No > such file or directory > Get Device ID command failed > Unable to open SDR for reading > > At this point, I sit confused, as the documentation is sparse and I'm > unsure if this is a problem with hardware detection that the module is > attempting to run the ipmi layer on or if there is a problem with the > kernel in Lenny. Though, I'm surprised that the keywords "debian ipmi" > and "lenny ipmi" returns almost nothing useful or relevant in google. > > Oh I suppose I should shoot out some facts: > > Running Debian Lenny amd64, on an Intel S5520HCR motherboard. > > If anyone has any experience with ipmi, I would certainly appreciate > some feedback. > > TIA. > >
No recent experience - and none configuring or installing it (IBM in-house system) - so if that doesn't qualify, read no further. My first thought would be to try load the modules separately:- #modprobe ipmi-si #dmesg | tail #modprobe ipmi-devintf etc.. for more clues also try the same approach with the --show-depends or -f if you're game. Have you been through the IBM documentation? I'm presuming you've been through the projects bug tracker (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=36127&atid=416298) and support requests for clues (also see their forums) (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=36127&atid=416299) By sparse documentation are you referring to the man or the projects pdf? IBM have/had a lot of documentation - don't know how much is available online (I don't have Red Book access here). Cheers -- *In case you never receive this mail, please notify me immediately* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c99d4a5.5020...@gmail.com
