From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 10 15:23:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 512AB1065677 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:23:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from thebighonker.lerctr.org (thebighonker.lerctr.org [192.147.25.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37BC38FC1B for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:23:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from 76-205-169-61.lightspeed.austtx.sbcglobal.net ([76.205.169.61]:57111 helo=borg) by thebighonker.lerctr.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1KSCl4-000A0d-Gl; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:23:03 -0500 Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:22:59 -0500 (CDT) From: Larry Rosenman Sender: ler@borg To: David Duchscher In-Reply-To: <57BE2631-7AED-443A-88E4-62456C048DD4@tamu.edu> Message-ID: <20080810102225.V1945@borg> References: <20080809195935.F4976@borg> <20080809215249.T5563@borg> <20080810082410.X1306@borg> <57BE2631-7AED-443A-88E4-62456C048DD4@tamu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) X-LERCTR-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) X-Spam-Report: SpamScore (-2.5/5.0) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, BAYES_00=-2.599, TVD_RCVD_IP=1.931 X-LERCTR-Spam-Report: SpamScore (-2.5/5.0) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, BAYES_00=-2.599, TVD_RCVD_IP=1.931 DomainKey-Status: no signature Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPMI Console: No luck once OS is booted X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:23:05 -0000 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