From: zaman on
Hi ,

I am trying to install ipmitool on my Linux box , mostly for
learning purpose . The installation went fine . But while trying to
load the ipmi_si module , it is failing with the following error .

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$ sudo modprobe ipmi_si
FATAL: Error inserting ipmi_si (/lib/modules/2.6.31.6/kernel/drivers/
char/ipmi/ipmi_si.ko): No such device
[zaman(a)shopdesktop ipmi]$ ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.31.6/kernel/drivers/
char/ipmi/ipmi_si.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 310986 Dec 2 19:19 /lib/modules/2.6.31.6/
kernel/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si.ko
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The following is my desktop details

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System Information
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Product Name: HP Compaq dc5800 Microtower
Version:
Serial Number: SGH827082M
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ipmitool , I have installed is ipmitool-1.8.9-1.i386.rpm


Any help will be highly appreciated .


Thanks
Zaman