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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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Albert Chu
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925-422-5311
Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


----- 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.
> 
> -- 
> Anand Babu 
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