Re: [Freeipmi-users] FreeIPMI-0.3.0 on FreeBSD 6.1 [ipmi/rmcp ping an ipmiconsole fails to compile]

[Al Chu]

Hey Dmitry,

> > ipmiconsole_engine.c:276:2: #error Additional threadsafe gethostbyname 
> > support 
> > needed
> > gmake[4]: *** [libipmiconsole_la-ipmiconsole_engine.lo] Error 1

I know of the problem here.  The 'gethostbyname_r' routine is not
standard, so different OSes define it differently.  All I need is the
FreeBSD version of gethostbyname_r and all will be good.

Al

> Please try to build from this port skeleton:
> 
> http://kaya.nov.net/tmp/freeipmi-0.3.0-port.tar.gz
> 
> It fixes ipmiconsole compilation. I've not seen ipmiping and rmcpping
> failings You have, so please report if it's still failing.
> 
> > 
> > FreeIPMI installed successfully without ipmiping, rmcpping and ipmiconsole 
> > :)
> > %ipmi-locate                                # works fine
> > 
> > Probing KCS device using DMIDECODE... done
> > IPMI Version: 1.5
> > IPMI locate driver: DMIDECODE
> > IPMI interface: KCS
> > BMC driver device:
> > BMC I/O base address: CA8
> > Register space: 4
> > 
> > Probing SMIC device using DMIDECODE... FAILED
> > 
> > Probing BT device using DMIDECODE... FAILED
> > 
> > Probing SSIF device using DMIDECODE... FAILED
> > 
> > Probing KCS device using SMBIOS... FAILED
> > 
> > Probing SMIC device using SMBIOS... FAILED
> > ...
> > 
> > %bmc-info                           #works fine
> > Device ID:         20
> > Device Revision:   0
> > Firmware Revision: 1.17
> >                    [Device Available (normal operation)]
> > IPMI Version:      1.5
> > Additional Device Support:
> >                    [Sensor Device]
> >                    [SDR Repository Device]
> >                    [SEL Device]
> >                    [IPMB Event Receiver]
> >                    [IPMB Event Generator]
> >                    [Chassis Device]
> > Manufacturer ID:   2h
> > Product ID:        4h
> > Aux Firmware Revision Info: 54425041h
> > Channel Information:
> >        Channel No: 0
> >       Medium Type: IPMB (I2C)
> >     Protocol Type: IPMB-1.0
> >        Channel No: 1
> >       Medium Type: 802.3 LAN
> >     Protocol Type: IPMB-1.0
> >        Channel No: 2
> >       Medium Type: Asynch. Serial/Modem (RS-232)
> >     Protocol Type: IPMB-1.0
> >        Channel No: 3
> >       Medium Type: System Interface (KCS, SMIC, or BT)
> >     Protocol Type: IPMB-1.0
> > 
> > But IPMI-SENSORS FAILS
> > % ipmi-sensors
> > ipmi-sensors: sdr cache directory setup failed      #SDR CACHE SETUP FAILED
> > 
> > %ipmi-sel                   #sdr cache problem
> > ipmi-sel: sdr cache initialization failed
> 
> The above port skeleton also have a patch for this.
> To developers: it seems that this bug is only arises on FreeBSD.
> 
> > 
> > I am using IBM X series 336 machine to test sensors.
> 
>     wbr&w, dmitry.
-- 
Albert Chu
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Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory