Today i stumbled across this error. After a bit of google'ing i found a solution that worked on my Dell PE 1850:
[...] Next you need to load the kernel modules. If you’re using a different server to mine, try modprobing ipmi_si without any options at first, then build up the options. If you’re not sure which method your BMC uses, try leaving out the type= parameter as the module will figure it out. For kernel 2.6.x: modprobe ipmi_msghandler modprobe ipmi_devintf modprobe ipmi_si type=kcs ports=0xca8 regspacings=4 If ipmi_si won’t load, look at the output of dmidecode for the base address of your IPMI BMC and then use that base address for the ports=<base address> module option. The default ports option is 0xca2 so if your BMC is at that address according to dmidecode, then you don’t need this option. [...] References: http://wiki.adamsweet.org/doku.php?id=ipmi_on_linux http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=334668 This was running Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 on a Dell 1850 with 2.6.15-27-amd64-server (2.6.15-27.50). -- dapper rc: 'modprobe ipmi_si' hangs on dell 2850 https://launchpad.net/bugs/47528 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
