Ubuntu 6.06.2 on IBM xSeries 226: IPMI support?

[Kristian Rink]

Hi Andrew;

and first off, thanks a bunch for your feedback on that. Much appreciated.


Andrew Farris schrieb:

> Old kernel could most certainly be a problem. I tried searching on
> kernel.org for some patches related to this issue, and the only think I
> could come up with (which may or may not be related to your issue) is a
> patch for a relatively recent kernel (2.6.30-rc5). The link is here, in
> case you're interested: http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/24796/

Thanks for the pointer, I will have a look at this and see whether this
changes things.

> Just for more info though, Ubuntu 6.06.2LTS has already reached it's
> end-of-life (i.e. support has stopped) since a new LTS release has been
> out for quite some time (Ubuntu Hardy, 8.04LTS). I know this is true for
> desktops, but time might not be up yet for servers. Either way, is there
> some reason you can't upgrade to Ubuntu 8.04LTS Server? I know some
> people have massively customized layouts that are a PITA to move, but
> just curious.

I am in the process of preparing an upgrade right now, unsure whether it'll
be to 8.04 or to 9.04 as we're likely to have the machine itself
significantly upgraded and/or replaced in late 2010 so maybe we don't even
need an LTS on this. However I wondered whether I might get some diagnostics
done without, well, spending effort on doing the upgrade / re-installation
to eventually figure out there's some defect in the machine itself. ;)

Anyway, thanks again for your support and have a pleasant night. :)
Best regards,
Kristian


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