Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:22:59 -0500 (CDT) From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: David Duchscher <daved@tamu.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPMI Console: No luck once OS is booted Message-ID: <20080810102225.V1945@borg> In-Reply-To: <57BE2631-7AED-443A-88E4-62456C048DD4@tamu.edu> References: <20080809195935.F4976@borg> <20080809215249.T5563@borg> <20080810082410.X1306@borg> <57BE2631-7AED-443A-88E4-62456C048DD4@tamu.edu>
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, David Duchscher wrote: > On Aug 10, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Larry Rosenman wrote: > >> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008, Larry Rosenman wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008, Larry Rosenman wrote: >>> >>>> I have a current RELENG_7 running on: >>>> http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7045/SYS-7045B-TR+.cfm >>>> with the -3+ IPMI card. >>>> I can interact with the BIOS, etc, but no joy once we get past the >>>> loader. >>>> Anyone have ideas? >>>> Attached is the kernel config, and the /var/run/dmesg.boot file. >>> >>> I hate it when I post something, and then look at one setting on the >>> card, and fix it myself. >>> >>> There is a key release timeout checkbox on the keyboard/mouse >>> settings tab for the KVM that wasn't checked. Checking it >>> fixed it. >>> >>> Sorry for the noise. :( >> Actually, it worked *ONCE*, and now is not behaving itself. >> >> Any ideas from other SuperMicro users? > > > I don't have that IPMI card but I can say we have other cards of theirs > working. I would make sure the card is at the latest version of firmware. > The AOC-SIMSO(+) card was not detected correctly until we upgraded. I don't > know why the card is going away when freebsd boots since I assume you are on > the dedicated LAN interface with its own IP address. Yes. It's not going away, just doesn't see the key strokes. > > We do have a few issues with Supermiro IPMI and FreeBSD that share the Intel > NIC (em) with the OS. Once the NIC is detected, you can't talk to the IPMI > card until the NIC is configured with ifconfig. Even just an ifconfig up > will wake things back up. We ended up removing the em driver from the kernel > and loading it as a module to reduce this window. > > The other issue is with bridging since the IPMI packets get gobbled up and > never make it too the bridge. > > I do need to file PRs for these one of these days... > -- > DaveD > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893
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