Ubuntu
libsmbios package

[intrepid] smbios is broken

Bug #274095 reported by Kyle Martin
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Bug Description

OS: Ubuntu 8.10 amd64
libsmbios vers. 2.0.3
computer: Inspiron 1420n BIOS Rev A09

I cannot use dell-firmware tools such as turning off bluetooth, getSystemId, etc. due to a bug in smbios. Whenever I call any of these programs I get an error back stating "Could not instantiate SMBIOS table". Also when I run getSystemId I get:

Libsmbios: 2.0.3
Error getting the System ID: Could not instantiate SMBIOS table.
Error getting the Service Tag: Could not instantiate SMBIOS table.
Error getting the Product Name: Could not instantiate SMBIOS table.
Error getting the BIOS Version: Could not instantiate SMBIOS table.
Error getting the Vendor: Could not instantiate SMBIOS table.
Is Dell: 0

smbios cannot even recognise its running on Dell hardware. I do not know if smbios does not play nice about my BIOS version (its the newest released to date, smbios might not have any info on it)

Revision history for this message
Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

Are you running as root? These commands all need to be ran as root.

Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in libsmbios:
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Kyle Martin (martikj2-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

No, duh. I'm closing the bug.

Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in libsmbios:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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