I looked in CVS but it doesn't look like anything has changed since 
1.8.8 at least in the changelog.  Is the changelog file NOT the best way 
to see if anything has been changed?

http://ipmitool.cvs.sourceforge.net/ipmitool/ipmitool/

--David

> Try CVS, known segfault crashes in 1.8.8, and generally bad sol
> behavior.
>
> On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 13:01 -0800, David A. Ranch wrote:
>   
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I'm using a natively compiled ipmitool 1.8.8 on multiple Linux OSes and 
>> When using Serial over LAN (sol), I've found that if I type very 
>> quickly, the tool will segfault every time.
>>
>>
>> For example:
>> --
>> $ ipmitool -U ADMIN -P ADMIN -I lanplus -H kaadu-ipmi sol activate   
>> [SOL Session operational.  Use ~? for help]
>>
>> [typing "this is a test of the emergency broadcast system" at a good 
>> pace...]
>>
>> kaadu:~$ Thhisis  isisis   a a a test of thSegmentation fault
>>                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> --
>>
>> At this point, I get disconnected from the remote console.  I need to 
>> issue a "sol detach" and "sol attach" command and the serial console 
>> will resume from where I left off without an issue until the next 
>> segfault.  If I type very slowly (1-2 characters per second), things are 
>> 100% reliable using ipmitool.  I can reproduce this 100% of the time on 
>> Centos and FedoraCore3 clients using IPMI2.0 cipher suites 1, 2, 3, and 
>> with using the Supermicro OEM IPMI 1.5 BMC protocol.  It seems that this 
>> IPMI card doesn't support cipher suites 0, 4-14 though the card's "lan 
>> print 1" shows it supports all 14 modes.
>>
>> page 316:
>> http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/pdf/IPMIv2_0_rev1_0_E3_markup.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> It's worth noting that if I use Supermicro's "IPMIView" Java tool:
>>
>>
>> ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/CDR-0010_2.03_for_IPMI_Server_Managment/Rev2.10_Beta/IPMI_Solution
>>
>> doesn't have this issue though the console text updates are rather 
>> poor.  I'm thinking this issue has something to do with timeouts of the 
>> IPMI UDP traffic.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can any of the developers comment on how I might be able to instrument 
>> the ipmitool code to troubleshoot this issue?  Using "-vvvv" on the 
>> command line does not give any additional information before the tool 
>> segfaults.
>>
>>
>>
>> Details:
>> -----------------------------
>> client:
>> --
>> centos4.4 x64 (2x1.8Ghz Opteron)
>>    or
>> FedoraCore 3 i386 (1x2.8Ghz P4)
>>
>> ipmitool 1.8.8 natively compiled from sources
>> --
>>
>>
>> Server:
>> --
>> Supermicro P8sci using the aoc-ipmi20-e daughercard using IPMI2.0 
>> firmware 2.10Beta - dated 09/07/06
>>
>>
>> --David
>>
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