I used the openIPMI with the 2.6.17 patches from Corey and success! gubbie /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/ipmi # sensor sensor: version 1.29 -- mBMC version 2.40, IPMI version 1.5 _ID_ SDR_Type_xx Sz Own Typ S_Num Sens_Description Hex & Interp Reading 0001 SDR EvtO 03 15 20 01 snum 01 LAN Scrty = 00 00 00 00 OK 0002 SDR EvtO 03 14 20 01 snum 02 Password = 00 00 00 00 OK 0003 SDR EvtO 03 14 20 01 snum 03 PWRGOOD# = 00 00 00 00 OK 0004 SDR EvtO 03 12 20 01 snum 04 Button = 00 00 00 00 OK 0005 SDR EvtO 03 15 20 01 snum 05 Watchdog2 = 00 00 00 00 OK 0006 SDR EvtO 03 19 20 01 snum 06 SyS Boot Init = 00 00 00 00 OK 0007 SDR EvtO 03 14 20 01 snum 07 Sys Evnt = 00 00 00 00 OK 0008 SDR EvtO 03 17 20 01 snum 08 Pltfrm Evnt = 00 00 00 00 OK 0009 SDR IPMB 12 17 dev: 20 00 07 01 PC87431 mBMC 000a SDR Full 01 33 20 02 snum 0a CPU1 12V = c5 OK 12.31 Volts 000b SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0c Baseboard 1.5V = c1 OK 1.51 Volts 000c SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0d Baseboard 2.5V = bf OK 2.50 Volts 000d SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0e Baseboard 3.3V = c3 OK 3.35 Volts 000e SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 0f Baseboard 5.0V = c3 OK 5.08 Volts 000f SDR Full 01 38 20 02 snum 10 Baseboard 12V = c6 OK 12.37 Volts 0010 SDR Full 01 39 20 02 snum 11 Baseboard -12V = 4c OK -12.00 Volts 0011 SDR Full 01 32 20 02 snum 12 FSB Vtt = c0 OK 1.20 Volts 0012 SDR Full 01 32 20 02 snum 13 MCH Vtt = 00 OK 0.01 Volts 0013 SDR Full 01 36 20 01 snum 2a System Temp = 1f OK 31.00 degrees C 0014 SDR Comp 02 2b 20 13 snum 23 Interrupt Button = 00 c0 00 00 OK 0015 SDR Comp 02 24 20 14 snum 24 ID Button = 00 c0 00 00 OK 0016 SDR Comp 02 2b 20 07 snum 29 CPU Config Error = 00 c0 00 00 OK 0017 SDR FRU 11 13 dev: 01 00 07 01 HOST FRU 0018 SDR OEM c0 13 manuf=Intel: SDR Package 1.30 I got a command line that can read them. If I can narrow it to a single return value for what I want, I can grapgh it in MRTG. Nick -- Nick Ellson CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI, MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+ Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot. On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Yani Ioannou wrote: > Hi Nick, > > On 6/30/06, Nick Ellson <grimm at nickellson.com> wrote: >> >> Just curious if anyone has tried setting up OpenIPMI to help get >> lm-sensors to see the Intel BMC chip on the SMB bus? > > At the moment lm-sensors for 2.6 doesn't support IPMI, I'm working on > a new driver ipmisensors which I hope to have a released version you > can test in a couple of weeks at most. You can check the website to > see the current status (http://bmcsensors-26.sourceforge.net/). For > now you might want to try using something like ipmitool to check > sensor readings. > > Yani >