We encountered this error when running certification tests in a HP Proliant ML110 G5:
FAILED [HIGH] DMIStringIndexOutOfRange: Test 1, Out of range string index 0x09 while accessing entry
'Base Board Information (Type 2)' @ 0x000dc082, field 'Asset Tag', offset 0x08
ADVICE: It may be worth checking against section 7.3 of the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
Reference Specification (see http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: fwts 0.24.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3~precise1-generic 3.5.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 6 07:02:50 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
LANG=en_US
LANGUAGE=en_US:
SourcePackage: fwts
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 1021680
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.