IPMI kernel module errors on 6.x

[Raymond Sundland]

Hi Everyone,

 

I purchased a new Supermicro Superserver SS6015B-T (motherboard is X7DBR-E)
about 3 weeks ago with the IPMI module (part called SIMSO) and have had a
hard time getting the IPMI functionality to work in RELENG_6.

 

Particularly, when I attempt to 'kldload ipmi' I get the following output in
dmesg:

 

ipmi0: <IPMI System Interface> on isa0

ipmi0: KCS mode found at mem 0xca2 alignment 0x4 on isa

ipmi0: KCS: Failed to start write

ipmi0: KCS Error retry exhausted

ipmi0: KCS: Failed to start write

ipmi0: KCS Error retry exhausted

ipmi0: KCS: Failed to start write

ipmi0: KCS Error retry exhausted

ipmi0: Timed out waiting for GET_DEVICE_ID

 

>From the dmesg, it appears it's finding the IPMI device, but unable to
interact with it.  Meanwhile, no device shows up in /dev so ipmitool does
not work, either.

 

For reference, here is my uname:

 

FreeBSD exodus 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #9: Fri Nov 10 10:56:39
PST 2006     root at exodus:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/EXODUS  amd64

 

This is a RELENG_6 build with a CVSUP done just before the compile date of
the kernel.

 

The SIMSO IPMI card itself works, I can access it via the web management
console, I just can not get the kernel driver to work with it.  Any help
and/or references would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!