Re: “lscfg is not supported on the Unknown” for Ubuntu Linux

Janani Venkataraman <[email protected]> Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:30:43 +0530
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Hi Maximilian,

lsvpd package provides the lscfg command. lsvpd is a tool for the 
powerpc platform. They are not
supported on x86 machines. Hence the error: "lscfg is not supported on 
the Unknown"

Thanks.
Janani

On 09/25/2014 02:56 PM, Maximilian Brehm wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I have a problem with running lscfg for Ubuntu Linux 10.4. The 
> original question was posted at 
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26012112/how-can-i-fix-lscfg-is-not-supported-on-the-unknown-for-ubuntu-linux 
> and then 
> http://superuser.com/questions/816100/how-can-i-fix-lscfg-is-not-supported-on-the-unknown-for-ubuntu-linux. 
> My machine is this one:
>
> uname -a
> Linux <machine name> 3.0.0-22-server #36~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13 
> 15:59:42 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Here is the question:
>
> I wanted to get information about the physical location of my PCI 
> cards and found that lscfg for AIX looked exactly like what I needed. 
> [lsvpd-1.7.4][1] that includes lscfg does exist for Linux. As I am 
> developing on Ubuntu 10.4 I had to get these two other libs:
>
>  - [libvpd-2.2.1][2] (trial and error for this one really)
>  - [librtas-1.3.12][3] (just the most recent version)
>
> After successfully compiling and installing the lsvpd tools I ran 
> lscfg and the other tools. Sadly, I get the response "lscfg is not 
> supported on the Unknown" for this and a similar one for all the other 
> tools. Do the tools not work on Ubuntu Linux or Linux in general? Can 
> I fix my problem somehow? The tools seem to be in active development 
> for rpm-based systems.
>
> ____
> Note:
> In particular, I need a line like this for my network adapters (and 
> possibly other cards):
>
> "eth0             U787A.001.DNZ00Z5-P1-T5" (Source: [zombieprocess][4])
>
> and wouldn't mind any other Ubuntu Linux program that can do that. I 
> asked a [question][5] about this on stackoverflow already but didn't 
> get the answer that I needed.
>
>   [1]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/lsvpd-new/
>   [2]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/libvpd/
>   [3]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/librtas/files/
>   [4]: 
> http://zombieprocess.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/hardware-inventory-with-lsvpd/
>   [5]: 
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25908782/in-linux-is-there-a-way-to-find-out-which-pci-card-is-plugged-into-which-pci-sl
>
> Can you help me?
>
> Regards
>
> Maximilian Brehm
>
>
>
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    <tt>Hi </tt><tt>Maximilian,<br>
      <br>
      lsvpd package provides the lscfg command. lsvpd is a tool for the
      powerpc platform. They are not<br>
      supported on x86 machines. Hence the error: </tt><tt>"lscfg is
      not supported on the Unknown"<br>
      <br>
      Thanks.<br>
      Janani<br>
      <br>
    </tt>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><tt>On 09/25/2014 02:56 PM, Maximilian
        Brehm wrote:</tt><tt><br>
      </tt></div>
    <blockquote cite="mid:6c0073b64f06df59e0d7aaec2971c745@localhost"
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      <p><tt>Hey guys,</tt></p>
      <p><tt> </tt></p>
      <p><tt>I have a problem with running lscfg for Ubuntu Linux 10.4.
          The original question was posted at
          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26012112/how-can-i-fix-lscfg-is-not-supported-on-the-unknown-for-ubuntu-linux">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26012112/how-can-i-fix-lscfg-is-not-supported-on-the-unknown-for-ubuntu-linux</a>
          and then
          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://superuser.com/questions/816100/how-can-i-fix-lscfg-is-not-supported-on-the-unknown-for-ubuntu-linux">http://superuser.com/questions/816100/how-can-i-fix-lscfg-is-not-supported-on-the-unknown-for-ubuntu-linux</a>.
          My machine is this one:</tt></p>
      <p><tt>uname -a</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>Linux &lt;machine name&gt; 3.0.0-22-server
          #36~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13 15:59:42 UTC 2012 x86_64
          GNU/Linux</tt></p>
      <p><tt>Here is the question:</tt></p>
      <p><tt>I wanted to get information about the physical location of
          my PCI cards and found that lscfg for AIX looked exactly like
          what I needed. [lsvpd-1.7.4][1] that includes lscfg does exist
          for Linux. As I am developing on Ubuntu 10.4 I had to get
          these two other libs:</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt> - [libvpd-2.2.1][2] (trial and error for this one
          really)</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt> - [librtas-1.3.12][3] (just the most recent version)</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>After successfully compiling and installing the lsvpd
          tools I ran lscfg and the other tools. Sadly, I get the
          response "lscfg is not supported on the Unknown" for this and
          a similar one for all the other tools. Do the tools not work
          on Ubuntu Linux or Linux in general? Can I fix my problem
          somehow? The tools seem to be in active development for
          rpm-based systems.</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>____</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>Note:</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>In particular, I need a line like this for my network
          adapters (and possibly other cards):</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>"eth0             U787A.001.DNZ00Z5-P1-T5" (Source:
          [zombieprocess][4])</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>and wouldn't mind any other Ubuntu Linux program that
          can do that. I asked a [question][5] about this on
          stackoverflow already but didn't get the answer that I needed.</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>  [1]:
          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/lsvpd-new/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/lsvpd-new/</a></tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>  [2]:
          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/libvpd/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/libvpd/</a></tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>  [3]: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/librtas/files/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/librtas/files/</a></tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>  [4]:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://zombieprocess.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/hardware-inventory-with-lsvpd/">http://zombieprocess.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/hardware-inventory-with-lsvpd/</a></tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>  [5]:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25908782/in-linux-is-there-a-way-to-find-out-which-pci-card-is-plugged-into-which-pci-sl">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25908782/in-linux-is-there-a-way-to-find-out-which-pci-card-is-plugged-into-which-pci-sl</a></tt></p>
      <p><tt>Can you help me?</tt></p>
      <p><tt> </tt></p>
      <p><tt>Regards</tt></p>
      <p><tt>Maximilian Brehm</tt></p>
      <p><tt> </tt></p>
      <p><tt> </tt></p>
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