[Bug 908112] [NEW] #110992 still happens (modules are not loaded)

[Martin]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 10.04.3

background: ipmitool needs the following kernel modules to be loaded in
order to works (/dev/ipmi0 and co should be created)

ipmi_si                34848  2
ipmi_devintf            5153  4
ipmi_msghandler        32803  2 ipmi_si,ipmi_devintf

installing ipmitool currently results in the following error:
$ sudo apt-get install ipmitool
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libreadline5
Suggested packages:
  openipmi
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ipmitool libreadline5
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 555kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,434kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main libreadline5 5.2-7build1 [132kB]
Get:2 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe ipmitool 1.8.11-1ubuntu1 [424kB]
Fetched 555kB in 0s (1,710kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package libreadline5.
(Reading database ... 136133 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libreadline5 (from .../libreadline5_5.2-7build1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package ipmitool.
Unpacking ipmitool (from .../ipmitool_1.8.11-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up libreadline5 (5.2-7build1) ...

Setting up ipmitool (1.8.11-1ubuntu1) ...
ipmievd: using pidfile /var/run/ipmievd.pid0
Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
Unable to open interface
invoke-rc.d: initscript ipmievd, action "start" failed.
Unable to start ipmievd during installation.  Trying to disable.

Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

Installing openipmi too as suggested in #110992 doens't solve the
problem for me.

I think that ipmitool command should just trigger module auto-load.

When modprobe'd ipmi modules by hand, all works fine until the next reboot.
Current workaround is tweaking /etc/modules

** Affects: ipmitool (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: ipmi lucid module

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 10.04.3
  
  background: ipmitool needs the following kernel modules to be loaded in
  order to works (/dev/ipmi0 and co should be created)
  
- ipmi_si                34848  2 
- ipmi_devintf            5153  4 
+ ipmi_si                34848  2
+ ipmi_devintf            5153  4
  ipmi_msghandler        32803  2 ipmi_si,ipmi_devintf
  
  installing ipmitool currently results in the following error:
- $ sudo apt-get install ipmitool 
+ $ sudo apt-get install ipmitool
  Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree       
+ Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
-   libreadline5
+   libreadline5
  Suggested packages:
-   openipmi
+   openipmi
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
-   ipmitool libreadline5
+   ipmitool libreadline5
  0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 555kB of archives.
  After this operation, 1,434kB of additional disk space will be used.
- Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
+ Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
  Get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main libreadline5 5.2-7build1 [132kB]
  Get:2 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe ipmitool 1.8.11-1ubuntu1 [424kB]
  Fetched 555kB in 0s (1,710kB/s)
  Selecting previously deselected package libreadline5.
  (Reading database ... 136133 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking libreadline5 (from .../libreadline5_5.2-7build1_i386.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package ipmitool.
  Unpacking ipmitool (from .../ipmitool_1.8.11-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
  Setting up libreadline5 (5.2-7build1) ...
  
  Setting up ipmitool (1.8.11-1ubuntu1) ...
  ipmievd: using pidfile /var/run/ipmievd.pid0
  Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
  Unable to open interface
  invoke-rc.d: initscript ipmievd, action "start" failed.
  Unable to start ipmievd during installation.  Trying to disable.
  
  Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  
- 
- Installing openipmi too as suggested in #110992 doens't solve the problem for me.
+ Installing openipmi too as suggested in #110992 doens't solve the
+ problem for me.
  
  I think that ipmitool command should just trigger module auto-load.
  
  When modprobe'd ipmi modules by hand, all works fine until the next reboot.
  Current workaround is tweaking /etc/modules

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