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[Freeipmi-users] Re: RE: freeipmi s/w status on problem "ipmi_open_inban
From: |
Albert Chu |
Subject: |
[Freeipmi-users] Re: RE: freeipmi s/w status on problem "ipmi_open_inband no such device" |
Date: |
Wed, 17 May 2006 15:12:27 -0700 |
Hi Mike,
> Can this create a problem with freeipmi?
It shouldn't. The wierd question is why it worked before but not now.
Could you run the .tar.gz I sent you earlier with the debug
instructions? That will get us more information.
Thanks,
Al
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Spangler, Mike T" <address@hidden>
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 2:27 pm
Subject: RE: freeipmi s/w status on problem "ipmi_open_inband no such
device"
> Anand -
>
> I checked HP's changes to the BIOS from V4.06 to 4.07 and the only
> change they've reported is:
>
> "Updated the SMBIOS IPMI table entry Type 38 to indicate the BMC
> deviceas "KCS" (Keyboard Controller Style) interface device"
>
> Can this create a problem with freeipmi?
>
> Do you have any other things to try in order to give HP a better
> idea as to what the problem is here?
>
> By the way, HP uses a Qlogic IPMI chipset.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anand Babu [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 6:14 PM
> To: Albert Chu
> Cc: Spangler, Mike T; address@hidden; GNU FreeIPMI Users
> Subject: Re: freeipmi s/w status on problem "ipmi_open_inband no such
> device"
>
> ,----[ Albert Chu <address@hidden> ]
> | I've emailed you in the past about ipmi & powerman issues. We
> | have a problem with our HP DL145 G1's running your freeipmi
> | software. Strangely enough, when we updated from BIOS firmware 4.06
> | to 4.07, freeipmi stopped working. The error is exactly like that
> | (including ipmi-locate output) previously reported by Rene Salmon of
> | Tulane U.
> | See
> | below for your response:
> |
> | Hey Rene,
> |
> | Thanks. That verifies atleast why it's failing.
> |
> | /* At this point we only support SYSTEM_IO, i.e. inb/outb style IO.
> | If we cant find the bass address, we better exit. -- Anand Babu */
> | if (dev->io.inband.locate_info.addr_space_id !=
> | IPMI_ADDRESS_SPACE_ID_SYSTEM_IO)
> | {
> | errno = ENODEV;
> | return (-1);
> | }
> |
> | The IBM's use memory mapped io. This is the first machine (that
> | I've seen) with memory mapped rather than port based i/o for in-band
> | IPMI.
> |
> | A.B., Bala I'll leave this to you to follow up on. Needless to say,
> | this needs to be fixed. I think logically it shouldn't be too hard
> | to add? Just need to map some INB/OUTB calls into read/writes? I
> | could give it a shot, but I lack a machine to test on.
> |
> | Al
> |
> |
> | We would like to know if you are still in the process of fixing this
> | problem or if the fix has already been made.
> |
> | Thanks for your help. Other than this current problem, we have had
> | verygood luck with the stability of freeipmi and are quite pleased.
> |
> |
> | Mike Spangler
> | Boeing Co.
> | 714 372 9999
> `----
>
> Mike,
> Rene's IBM system had a bug. SMBIOS incorrectly reported KCS interface
> as memory-mapped, but it was I/O mapped actually. Also their KCS
> interface was not IPMI compliant. Only few commands worked.
>
> User can override the ipmi-locate driver and pass driver details
> manually through command line arguments.
>
> Bala, please post examples for driver arguments usage.
>
> --
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