Re: [Freeipmi-users] problem with freeipmi 0.5.3 and intel SE7221BK1-E

[Chris Morgan]

Here is the entire output from dmidecode, aplogizes because its a lot
of text but I wanted the entire output here for reference.

# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.3 present.
50 structures occupying 2332 bytes.
Table at 0x000FCFD0.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes
BIOS Information
        Vendor: Intel Corporation
        Version: SE7221BK1E.86B.P.08.00.0034.063020060918
        Release Date: 06/30/2006
        Address: 0xF0000
        Runtime Size: 64 kB
        ROM Size: 2048 kB
        Characteristics:
                ISA is supported
                PCI is supported
                PNP is supported
                BIOS is upgradeable
                BIOS shadowing is allowed
                ESCD support is available
                Boot from CD is supported
                Selectable boot is supported
                BIOS ROM is socketed
                EDD is supported
                Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
                8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
                Serial services are supported (int 14h)
                CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
                ACPI is supported
                USB legacy is supported
                LS-120 boot is supported
                ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
                BIOS boot specification is supported
                Function key-initiated network boot is supported

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 25 bytes
System Information
        Manufacturer: Intel
        Product Name:
        Version:
        Serial Number:
        UUID: 57B8F269-3E78-0010-80D8-000E0C4B1C84
        Wake-up Type: Power Switch

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
        Manufacturer: Intel
        Product Name: SE7221BK1E
        Version: FRU V0.01
        Serial Number: QTFMVO53700456
        Asset Tag:
        Features:
                Board is a hosting board
                Board is replaceable
        Location In Chassis:
        Chassis Handle: 0x0003
        Type: Motherboard
        Contained Object Handles: 0

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 21 bytes
Chassis Information
        Manufacturer:
        Type: Rack Mount Chassis
        Lock: Not Present
        Version:
        Serial Number: ESDW6060367
        Asset Tag:
        Boot-up State: Safe
        Power Supply State: Safe
        Thermal State: Safe
        Security Status: None
        OEM Information: 0x00000000
        Height: Unspecified
        Number Of Power Cords: 1
        Contained Elements: 0

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
        Socket Designation: CPU 1
        Type: Central Processor
        Family: Pentium 4
        Manufacturer: Intel
        ID: 41 0F 00 00 FF FB EB BF
        Signature: Type 0, Family 15, Model 4, Stepping 1
        Flags:
                FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
                VME (Virtual mode extension)
                DE (Debugging extension)
                PSE (Page size extension)
                TSC (Time stamp counter)
                MSR (Model specific registers)
                PAE (Physical address extension)
                MCE (Machine check exception)
                CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
                APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
                SEP (Fast system call)
                MTRR (Memory type range registers)
                PGE (Page global enable)
                MCA (Machine check architecture)
                CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
                PAT (Page attribute table)
                PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
                CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
                DS (Debug store)
                ACPI (ACPI supported)
                MMX (MMX technology supported)
                FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore)
                SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
                SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
                SS (Self-snoop)
                HTT (Hyper-threading technology)
                TM (Thermal monitor supported)
                PBE (Pending break enabled)
        Version: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
        Voltage: 3.3 V 2.9 V
        External Clock: 200 MHz
        Max Speed: 3000 MHz
        Current Speed: 3000 MHz
        Status: Populated, Enabled
        Upgrade: Other
        L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
        L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
        L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
        Serial Number:
        Asset Tag:
        Part Number:

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
        Socket Designation: L1-Cache
        Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
        Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
        Location: Internal
        Installed Size: 16 KB
        Maximum Size: 16 KB
        Supported SRAM Types:
                Pipeline Burst
        Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
        Speed: Unknown
        Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
        System Type: Data
        Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
        Socket Designation: L2-Cache
        Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
        Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
        Location: Internal
        Installed Size: 1024 KB
        Maximum Size: 1024 KB
        Supported SRAM Types:
                Pipeline Burst
        Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
        Speed: Unknown
        Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
        System Type: Unified
        Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 126, 19 bytes
Inactive

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: KM1
        Internal Connector Type: PS/2
        External Reference Designator: PS2Mouse
        External Connector Type: PS/2
        Port Type: Mouse Port

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: KM
        Internal Connector Type: PS/2
        External Reference Designator: Keyboard
        External Connector Type: PS/2
        Port Type: Keyboard Port

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J3
        Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
        External Reference Designator: USB1
        External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
        Port Type: USB

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J3
        Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
        External Reference Designator: USB2
        External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
        Port Type: USB

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J10
        Internal Connector Type: DB-15 female
        External Reference Designator: VGA
        External Connector Type: DB-15 male
        Port Type: Video Port

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J10
        Internal Connector Type: DB-9 male
        External Reference Designator: COM A
        External Connector Type: DB-9 female
        Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J11
        Internal Connector Type: RJ-45
        External Reference Designator: LAN
        External Connector Type: RJ-45
        Port Type: Network Port

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J12
        Internal Connector Type: RJ-45
        External Reference Designator: LAN
        External Connector Type: RJ-45
        Port Type: Network Port

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: JP1 - FLOPPY
        Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J4  - FNT USB 3-4
        Internal Connector Type: Other
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J5  - SATA_0
        Internal Connector Type: Other
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0013, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J6  - SATA_1
        Internal Connector Type: Other
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0014, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J7  - SATA_2
        Internal Connector Type: Other
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0015, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J8  - SATA_3
        Internal Connector Type: Other
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0016, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J9  - PRI IDE
        Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0017, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J23 - COM B
        Internal Connector Type: DB-9 male
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible

Handle 0x0018, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
        Internal Reference Designator: J27 - FRONT PNL
        Internal Connector Type: Other
        External Reference Designator: Not Specified
        External Connector Type: None
        Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0019, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
        Designation: PCI6
        Type: 64-bit PCI Express
        Current Usage: Available
        Length: Short
        ID: 0
        Characteristics:
                3.3 V is provided
                Opening is shared
                PME signal is supported

Handle 0x001A, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
        Designation: PCI5
        Type: 64-bit PCI-X
        Current Usage: Available
        Length: Short
        ID: 1
        Characteristics:
                3.3 V is provided
                Opening is shared
                PME signal is supported

Handle 0x001B, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
        Designation: PCI4
        Type: 64-bit PCI-X
        Current Usage: Available
        Length: Short
        ID: 2
        Characteristics:
                3.3 V is provided
                Opening is shared
                PME signal is supported

Handle 0x001C, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
        Designation: PCI1
        Type: 32-bit PCI
        Current Usage: Available
        Length: Short
        ID: 3
        Characteristics:
                5.0 V is provided
                Opening is shared
                PME signal is supported

Handle 0x001D, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
        Type: Video
        Status: Enabled
        Description:  INTEL I.G.D.

Handle 0x001E, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
        Type: Ethernet
        Status: Enabled
        Description:  INTEL 82541PI

Handle 0x001F, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
        Type: Ethernet
        Status: Enabled
        Description:  INTEL 82541PI

Handle 0x0020, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
        String 1: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x0021, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
        Option 1: J1f2 :2-3 Close to clear CMOS
        Option 2: J1F2 :6-7 Close to clear password
        Option 3: J1F2 :10-11 Close to boot in recovery
        Option 4: JP1E1:BIOS select pin

Handle 0x0022, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
        Installable Languages: 5
                en|US|iso8859-1
                fr|FR|iso8859-1
                de|DE|iso8859-1
                it|IT|iso8859-1
                es|ES|iso8859-1
        Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1

Handle 0x0023, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
        Location: System Board Or Motherboard
        Use: System Memory
        Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
        Maximum Capacity: 4 GB
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Number Of Devices: 4

Handle 0x0024, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
        Starting Address: 0x00000000000
        Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
        Range Size: 2 GB
        Physical Array Handle: 0x0023
        Partition Width: 0

Handle 0x0025, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0023
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 72 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 512 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: 2
        Locator: DIMM_1A
        Bank Locator: BANK0
        Type: DDR
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
        Manufacturer: Manufacturer0
        Serial Number: SerNum0
        Asset Tag: AssetTagNum0
        Part Number: PartNum0

Handle 0x0026, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
        Starting Address: 0x00000000000
        Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
        Range Size: 512 MB
        Physical Device Handle: 0x0025
        Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0024
        Partition Row Position: 1
        Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x0027, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0023
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 72 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 512 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: 2
        Locator: DIMM_2A
        Bank Locator: BANK1
        Type: DDR
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
        Manufacturer: Manufacturer1
        Serial Number: SerNum1
        Asset Tag: AssetTagNum1
        Part Number: PartNum1

Handle 0x0028, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
        Starting Address: 0x00020000000
        Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF
        Range Size: 512 MB
        Physical Device Handle: 0x0027
        Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0024
        Partition Row Position: 1
        Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x0029, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0023
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 72 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 512 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: 1
        Locator: DIMM_1B
        Bank Locator: BANK0
        Type: DDR
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
        Manufacturer: Manufacturer2
        Serial Number: SerNum2
        Asset Tag: AssetTagNum2
        Part Number: PartNum2

Handle 0x002A, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
        Starting Address: 0x00040000000
        Ending Address: 0x0005FFFFFFF
        Range Size: 512 MB
        Physical Device Handle: 0x0029
        Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0024
        Partition Row Position: 1
        Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x002B, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0023
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 72 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 512 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: 1
        Locator: DIMM_2B
        Bank Locator: BANK1
        Type: DDR
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
        Manufacturer: Manufacturer3
        Serial Number: SerNum3
        Asset Tag: AssetTagNum3
        Part Number: PartNum3

Handle 0x002C, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
        Starting Address: 0x00060000000
        Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
        Range Size: 512 MB
        Physical Device Handle: 0x002B
        Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0024
        Partition Row Position: 1
        Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x002D, DMI type 24, 5 bytes
Hardware Security
        Power-On Password Status: Disabled
        Keyboard Password Status: Disabled
        Administrator Password Status: Disabled
        Front Panel Reset Status: Enabled

Handle 0x002E, DMI type 30, 6 bytes
Out-of-band Remote Access
        Manufacturer Name: INTEL
        Inbound Connection: Disabled
        Outbound Connection: Enabled

Handle 0x002F, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
        Status: No errors detected

Handle 0x0030, DMI type 38, 18 bytes
IPMI Device Information
        Interface Type: SSIF (SMBus System Interface)
        Specification Version: 1.5
        I2C Slave Address: 0x42
        NV Storage Device Address: 0
        Base Address: 0x42 (SMBus)

Handle 0x0031, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table



Looking at the end of the output from ipmi-locate:
KCS device default values:
IPMI Version: 1.5
IPMI locate driver: DEFAULT
IPMI interface: KCS
BMC driver device:
BMC I/O base address: CA2
Register spacing: 1

SMIC device default values:
IPMI Version: 1.5
IPMI locate driver: DEFAULT
IPMI interface: SMIC
BMC driver device:
BMC I/O base address: CA9
Register spacing: 1

BT device default values:
ipmi-locate-defaults.c: 49: ipmi_locate_defaults_get_dev_info: errno
(22): expression failed

SSIF device default values:
IPMI Version: 1.5
IPMI locate driver: DEFAULT
IPMI interface: SSIF
BMC driver device: /dev/i2c-0
BMC SMBUS slave address: 42
Register spacing: 1


It looks like the SSIF information matches the output at the very end
of dmidecode for SSIF.

Chris






On Jan 21, 2008 7:10 AM, Bala.A <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> dmidecode code is used inside device probing.  If there is a difference in
> ipmi-locate and latest dmidecode output, then we need to update our
> dmidecode device probing code.
>
> Regards,
> Bala
> ---
> Free as in freedom
> http://www.gnu.org/
>
>
>
> > I don't think this would be a kernel related issue.  Bala, you have any
> > ideas?
> >
> > Al
> >
> >> Any more ideas? Have there been any important kernel changes that
> >> should cause me to try to upgrade to 2.6.24?
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 17, 2008 11:44 AM, Chris Morgan <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Jan 17, 2008 11:36 AM, Albert Chu <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > > Hi Bala. Thank you for replying.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > On Jan 16, 2008 11:10 PM, Bala.A <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Hi,
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Please find inline replies
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > # ipmi-locate
> >>> > >> > Probing KCS device using DMIDECODE... FAILED
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Probing SMIC device using DMIDECODE... FAILED
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Probing BT device using DMIDECODE... FAILED
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Probing SSIF device using DMIDECODE... done
> >>> > >> > IPMI Version: 1.5
> >>> > >> > IPMI locate driver: DMIDECODE
> >>> > >> > IPMI interface: SSIF
> >>> > >> > BMC driver device: /dev/i2c-0
> >>> > >> > BMC SMBUS slave address: 42
> >>> > >> > Register spacing: 1
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Probing KCS device using SMBIOS... FAILED
> >>> > >> > Probing SMIC device using SMBIOS... FAILED
> >>> > >> > Probing BT device using SMBIOS... FAILED
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Probing SSIF device using SMBIOS... done
> >>> > >> > IPMI Version: 1.5
> >>> > >> > IPMI locate driver: SMBIOS
> >>> > >> > IPMI interface: SSIF
> >>> > >> > BMC driver device: /dev/i2c-0
> >>> > >> > BMC SMBUS slave address: 84
> >>> > >> > Register spacing: 1
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Please try the following commands and let me know they work or not
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> bmc-info --no-probing -D SSIF --driver-address=42
> >>> > >> --driver-device=/dev/i2c-0  --register-spacing=1
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> bmc-info --no-probing -D SSIF --driver-address=84
> >>> > >> --driver-device=/dev/i2c-0  --register-spacing=1
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > address@hidden:~# ls /dev/i2c*
> >>> > > /dev/i2c-0
> >>> > >
> >>> > > address@hidden:~# lsmod | grep i2c
> >>> > > i2c_i801               10128  0
> >>> > > i2c_dev                 8708  0
> >>> > > i2c_core               26112  2 i2c_i801,i2c_dev
> >>> > >
> >>> > > address@hidden:~# lspci
> >>> > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7220/E7221 Memory
> >>> Controller
> >>> > > Hub (rev 05)
> >>> > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation E7221
> >>> Integrated
> >>> > > Graphics Controller (rev 05)
> >>> > > 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> >>> > > Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
> >>> (ICH6
> >>> > > Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
> >>> (ICH6
> >>> > > Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
> >>> (ICH6
> >>> > > Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
> >>> (ICH6
> >>> > > Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
> >>> > > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC
> >>> > > Interface Bridge (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
> >>> (ICH6
> >>> > > Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW)
> >>> > > SATA Controller (rev 03)
> >>> > > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> >>> Family)
> >>> > > SMBus Controller (rev 03)
> >>> > > 01:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit
> >>> > > Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
> >>> > > 02:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI
> >>> > > Bridge A (rev 09)
> >>> > > 02:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI
> >>> > > Bridge B (rev 09)
> >>> > > 04:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit
> >>> > > Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
> >>> > >
> >>> > > address@hidden:~# bmc-info --no-probing -D SSIF --driver-address=42
> >>> > > --driver-device=/dev/i2c-0 --register-spacing=1
> >>> > > ipmi-ssif-api-udm.c: 81: ipmi_ssif_cmd_udm: errnum (4): expression
> >>> failed
> >>> > > ipmi_cmd_get_device_id: permission denied
> >>> > >
> >>> > > address@hidden:~# bmc-info --no-probing -D SSIF --driver-address=84
> >>> > > --driver-device=/dev/i2c-0 --register-spacing=1
> >>> > > ipmi-ssif-api-udm.c: 81: ipmi_ssif_cmd_udm: errnum (4): expression
> >>> failed
> >>> > > ipmi_cmd_get_device_id: permission denied
> >>> >
> >>> > Bala, FYI line 81 is a call to 'ipmi_ssif_write'.
> >>> >
> >>> > errnum 4 in the ssif lib is IPMI_SSIF_CTX_ERR_PERMISSION.
> >>> >
> >>> > the errnum seems to be  set via this code chunk:
> >>> >
> >>> >   if (buf_len <= IPMI_I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX)
> >>> >     {
> >>> >       count = ipmi_ssif_single_part_write (ctx->device_fd,
> >>> >                                            buf,
> >>> >                                            buf_len);
> >>> >     }
> >>> >   else
> >>> >     {
> >>> >       count = ipmi_ssif_multi_part_write (ctx->device_fd,
> >>> >                                           buf,
> >>> >                                           buf_len);
> >>> >     }
> >>> >
> >>> >   if (count < 0)
> >>> >     {
> >>> >       if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM)
> >>> >         ctx->errnum = IPMI_SSIF_CTX_ERR_PERMISSION;
> >>> >       else
> >>> >         ERR_LOG(ctx->errnum = IPMI_SSIF_CTX_ERR_SYSTEM_ERROR);
> >>> >       goto cleanup;
> >>> >     }
> >>> >
> >>> > tracing this into the deeper write calls, the errno is coming from
> >>> the
> >>> > core ioctl() call for ssif.
> >>> >
> >>> > It looks like Chris is root above, so EACCES is not the likely
> >>> returned
> >>> > errno, EPERM = "Operation Not Permitted" is.  So the question is why
> >>> is
> >>> > the ioctl not allowed.
> >>> >
> >>> > Chris, does anything interesting show up in the 'dmesg' logs?
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> You know I checked to see if there might have been something going on
> >>> but this is the end of dmesg:
> >>>
> >>> ...
> >>> [   67.895740] input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input3
> >>> [   67.895768] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
> >>> [   68.882998] NET: Registered protocol family 10
> >>> [   68.883919] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> >>> [   79.554513] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> >>> [  381.528584] i2c /dev entries driver
> >>> [  386.804841] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.3[B] -> GSI 19 (level,
> >>> low) -> IRQ 20
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Albert Chu
> > address@hidden
> > 925-422-5311
> > Computer Scientist
> > High Performance Systems Division
> > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> >
>
>
>
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