Public bug reported:
Package Version:
dmidecode/xenial-updates,now 3.0-2ubuntu0.1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
Ubuntu Version
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release:16.04
Codename: xenial
Xenial 16.04LTS
Kernel Version:
Linux family 4.4.0-96-generic #119-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 12 14:59:54 UTC
2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Hardware:
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
String 1: Apple ROM Version. BIOS ID: MM71.
Problem:
dmidecode consistently produces the following error at the end of every
output:
"Invalid entry length (0). DMI table is broken! Stop."
Why is this a problem? It breaks systems management tools which use
dmidecode to gather information about system status, rendering the tools
ineffective (opennms and observium both affected).
Suggested fix: reading on the internet suggests that such a bug has been
observed on other platforms before and was resolved by using a version
of dmidecode based upon 3.1 solves the problem. If willing backport
dmidecode from artful?
** Affects: dmidecode (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: hardware
** Attachment added: "Output from systems management tool affected by dmidecode
bug"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721643/+attachment/4963164/+files/Capture.PNG
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Title:
dmidecode fails to read SMBIOS on Apple Mac hardware
Status in dmidecode package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Package Version:
dmidecode/xenial-updates,now 3.0-2ubuntu0.1 amd64
[installed,automatic]
Ubuntu Version
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release:16.04
Codename: xenial
Xenial 16.04LTS
Kernel Version:
Linux family 4.4.0-96-generic #119-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 12 14:59:54 UTC
2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Hardware:
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
String 1: Apple ROM Version. BIOS ID: MM71.
Problem:
dmidecode consistently produces the following error at the end of
every output:
"Invalid entry length (0). DMI table is broken! Stop."
Why is this a problem? It breaks systems management tools which use
dmidecode to gather information about system status, rendering the
tools ineffective (opennms and observium both affected).
Suggested fix: reading on the internet suggests that such a bug has
been observed on other platforms before and was resolved by using a
version of dmidecode based upon 3.1 solves the problem. If willing
backport dmidecode from artful?
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