Re: [Freeipmi-users] FreeIPMI 0.1.3 on IBM x336

[Avnindra Singh]

Hi Al,
Thanks a lot. I was able to compile and run the new code smoothly on the 
IBM x346 chassis.

Thanks,
Avnindra

Albert Chu wrote:

> Hi Avindra,
>
> I'll forward you can e-mail with the current code in our 0.2.0 branch. 
> It has a lot of fixes.
>
> Al
>
> --
> Albert Chu
> address@hidden
> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Avnindra Singh <address@hidden>
> Date: Friday, March 4, 2005 1:15 am
> Subject: [Freeipmi-users] FreeIPMI 0.1.3  on IBM x336
>
>  
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm currently trying to make FreeIMPI work on IBM x series 346 
> > which 
> > claims IMPI compatibiltiy.
> > 1. Compiled and installed freeipmi.
> > 2. Found sms base address using dmidecode utility.
> > which is returned as:
> > ........
> > .........
> > Handle 0x0035
> >      DMI type 38, 18 bytes.
> >      IPMI Device Information
> >              Interface Type: KCS (Keyboard Control Style)
> >              Specification Version: 1.5
> >              I2C Slave Address: 0x10
> >              NV Storage Device: Not Present
> >              *Base Address: 0x0000000000000CA8 (I/O)*
> >              Register Spacing: 32-bit Boundaries
> > using this base address modified the fish.scm in 
> > /usr/local/etc/fish/fish.scm
> > bash-2.04# cat /usr/local/etc/fish/fish.scm
> > ;; fish.scm: default fish configuration scm
> >
> > ;; Customize Fish:
> > (fi-set-prompt! "myprompt# ")
> >
> > ;; Set driver SMS IO Base port
> > (fi-set-sms-io-base! #x0CA8)
> >
> > 3. Ran bmc-info
> > It hangs without producing any results.
> >
> > Invoked fish
> > #/usr/local/sbin/fish
> > bash-2.04# /usr/local/sbin/fish
> > FreeIPMI Shell [fish-0.1.3]
> > Copyright (C) 2003-2004 FreeIPMI Core Team
> > This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the 
> > terms of
> > the GNU General Public License.  This program has absolutely no 
> > warranty.myprompt#
> > At the fish prompt called, which gives bmc-info.
> > # eval (fi-kcs-get-dev-id-display)
> > At this point fish hangs.
> >
> > Enabled debug and ran fish under gdb.
> > Put breakpoint at ipmi_kcs_wait_for_ibf_clear
> > It just gets stuck in while loop in this function, sms_io_base 
> > variable, 
> > which is set initially 0xca8 somehow gets changed to 0xbfbf under 
> > this 
> > function.
> >
> > I wonder how sms_io_base gets changed to some other value?
> > Can somebody tell me what else can I do to further debug? I'll 
> > promptly 
> > provide any other info needed.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Avnindra
> >
> >
> >
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