Comment 2 for bug 908112

This still occurs in 12.04:

root@sandy3:~# lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
root@sandy3:~# aptitude install ipmitool
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ipmitool
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
  openipmi
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 408 kB of archives. After unpacking 1,064 kB will be used.
Get: 1 http://mirror.calxeda.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe ipmitool amd64 1.8.11-5ubuntu1 [408 kB]
Fetched 408 kB in 0s (3,467 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package ipmitool.
(Reading database ... 55593 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ipmitool (from .../ipmitool_1.8.11-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up ipmitool (1.8.11-5ubuntu1) ...
ipmievd: using pidfile /var/run/ipmievd.pid0
Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
Unable to open interface
invoke-rc.d: initscript ipmievd, action "start" failed.
Unable to start ipmievd during installation. Trying to disable.

root@sandy3:~# ipmitool sdr list
Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
Get Device ID command failed
Unable to open SDR for reading
root@sandy3:~# modprobe ipmi_si
root@sandy3:~# ipmitool sdr list
Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory
Get Device ID command failed
Unable to open SDR for reading
root@sandy3:~# modprobe ipmi_devintf
root@sandy3:~# ipmitool sdr list
System Temp | 33 degrees C | ok
CPU Temp | 0 unspecified | ok
FAN 1 | 4725 RPM | ok
FAN 2 | 4860 RPM | ok
FAN 3 | 4995 RPM | ok
FAN 4 | disabled | ns
FAN A | disabled | ns
Vcore | 0.73 Volts | ok
3.3VCC | 3.39 Volts | ok
12V | 12.24 Volts | ok
VDIMM | 1.52 Volts | ok
5VCC | 5.15 Volts | ok
-12V | -11.49 Volts | ok
VBAT | 3.15 Volts | ok
VSB | 3.36 Volts | ok
AVCC | 3.39 Volts | ok
Chassis Intru | 0 unspecified | nc
PS Status | 0 unspecified | nc