12:17 p.m.
What is dellsysidplugin2 -- and why do I have it on a machine
that, afaik, has never been near Dell??
[root@Msgv2 ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, refresh-packagekit
fedora/metalink | 16 kB
00:00
fedora
[....]
Google Linux gets lots of hits on it, but the ones I've looked at
seem to be just people asking what it is and why ...
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7:17 p.m.
On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:56:46 +0100
sam.sharpe+lists.redhat(a)gmail.com wrote:
Everyone should probably document this on this bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487130
Done.
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11:15 p.m.
On Monday 03 August 2009, sam.sharpe+lists.redhat(a)gmail.com wrote:
>On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:00:53 -0400
>
>John Aldrich wrote:
>> Well, my F11 machine has never been anywhere near a Dell box, so
>> that's not the answer for me at least... :-)
>
>I see that on my Acer Aspire One netbook too, but not on my other
>laptop or on any of my desktop computers. And I don't have any Dell
>machines at all.
Everyone should probably document this on this bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487130
Commented. Thanks.
4:56 p.m.
On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:00:53 -0400
John Aldrich wrote:
> Well, my F11 machine has never been anywhere near a Dell box, so
> that's not the answer for me at least... :-)
I see that on my Acer Aspire One netbook too, but not on my other
laptop or on any of my desktop computers. And I don't have any Dell
machines at all.
Everyone should probably document this on this bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487130
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4:14 p.m.
On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:00:53 -0400
John Aldrich wrote:
Well, my F11 machine has never been anywhere near a Dell box, so
that's not
the answer for me at least... :-)
I see that on my Acer Aspire One netbook too, but not on my other laptop or on
any of my desktop computers. And I don't have any Dell machines at all.
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4:10 p.m.
On 09-08-03 17:00:53, John Aldrich wrote:
On Monday 03 August 2009, Beartooth wrote:
>
> Well, as the OP, I have something like half an idea. One (only
> one) of the four F11 PCs at my desk, a hand-me-down, was a Dell
server
> before I got it.
>
> It makes some sort of sense that that machine should have such a
> plugin; but is there any way it could have contaminated any others??
>
Well, my F11 machine has never been anywhere near a Dell box, so
that's not
the answer for me at least... :-)
I must say I'm curious as hell about that.... I have seen that plugin
before, but never really bothered until you posted. :-)
"dellsysidplugin" is part of smbios-utils-python from Fedora:
[root@localhost ~]# locate dellsysidplugin
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyc
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyo
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -q /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
package /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py is not installed
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qf /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
smbios-utils-python-2.2.16-2.1.fc11.i586
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qi smbios-utils-python
Name : smbios-utils-python Relocations: (not
relocatable)
Version : 2.2.16 Vendor: Fedora Project
Release : 2.1.fc11 Build Date: Thu 14 May 2009
10:22:19 PM EDT
Install Date: Tue 28 Jul 2009 02:43:15 PM EDT Build Host:
x86-4.fedora.phx.redhat.com
Group : Applications/System Source RPM:
libsmbios-2.2.16-2.1.fc11.src.rpm
Size : 201621 License: GPLv2+ or OSL
2.1
Signature : RSA/8, Mon 18 May 2009 10:34:13 AM EDT, Key ID
1dc5c758d22e77f2
Packager : Fedora Project
URL : http://linux.dell.com/libsmbios/main
Summary : Python executables that use libsmbios
Description :
Get BIOS information, such as System product name, product id, service
tag and
asset tag. Set service and asset tags on Dell machines. Manipulate
wireless
cards/bluetooth on Dell laptops. Set BIOS password on select Dell
systems.
Update BIOS on select Dell systems. Set LCD brightness on select Dell
laptops.
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ql smbios-utils-python
/etc/libsmbios
/etc/libsmbios/logging.conf
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf
/usr/bin/dellWirelessCtl
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyc
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyo
/usr/sbin/dellBiosUpdate
/usr/sbin/dellLcdBrightness
/usr/sbin/dellWirelessCtl
/usr/sbin/getSystemId
/usr/sbin/smbios-lcd-brightness
/usr/sbin/smbios-passwd
/usr/sbin/smbios-rbu-bios-update
/usr/sbin/smbios-sys-info
/usr/sbin/smbios-token-ctl
/usr/sbin/smbios-wakeup-ctl
/usr/sbin/smbios-wireless-ctl
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/COPYING-GPL
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/COPYING-OSL
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/README
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/boost_LICENSE_1_0_txt
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/getopts_LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/pkgheader.sh
/usr/share/smbios-utils
/usr/share/smbios-utils/cli.py
/usr/share/smbios-utils/cli.pyc
/usr/share/smbios-utils/cli.pyo
/usr/share/smbios-utils/token_blacklist.csv
/usr/share/smbios-utils/token_list.csv
[root@localhost ~]#
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4 p.m.
On Monday 03 August 2009, Beartooth wrote:
Well, as the OP, I have something like half an idea. One (only
one) of the four F11 PCs at my desk, a hand-me-down, was a Dell server
before I got it.
It makes some sort of sense that that machine should have such a
plugin; but is there any way it could have contaminated any others??
Well, my F11 machine has never been anywhere near a Dell box, so that's not
the answer for me at least... :-)
I must say I'm curious as hell about that.... I have seen that plugin
before, but never really bothered until you posted. :-)
2:52 p.m.
On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:14:21 -0400, John Aldrich wrote:
> It's a plugin to identify a Dell system's firmware ID.
It's referred
> to in the dell-firmware-repository.repo file. I suppose it's Dell's
> way of limiting your view of available firmware upgrades available to
> you based on the hardware that is running the yum command. I know I
> got this repository installed because I explicitly asked for it. Don't
> know how you may have come across it.
>
I'm not the OP, but I was wondering what that is myself. I don't recall
asking for this repo and I do NOT have a Dell PC. :-) After checking
/etc/yum.repos.d, I see that I do not have this repo installed as best I
can tell.
Any more ideas?
Well, as the OP, I have something like half an idea. One (only
one) of the four F11 PCs at my desk, a hand-me-down, was a Dell server
before I got it.
It makes some sort of sense that that machine should have such a
plugin; but is there any way it could have contaminated any others??
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I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is.
2:14 p.m.
On Monday 03 August 2009, Garry Williams wrote:
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM,
Beartooth<beartooth(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> What is dellsysidplugin2
It's a plugin to identify a Dell system's firmware ID. It's referred
to in the dell-firmware-repository.repo file. I suppose it's Dell's
way of limiting your view of available firmware upgrades available to
you based on the hardware that is running the yum command. I know I
got this repository installed because I explicitly asked for it.
Don't know how you may have come across it.
I'm not the OP, but I was wondering what that is myself. I don't recall
asking for this repo and I do NOT have a Dell PC. :-) After checking
/etc/yum.repos.d, I see that I do not have this repo installed as best I
can tell.
Any more ideas?
12:33 p.m.
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Beartooth<beartooth(a)comcast.net> wrote:
What is dellsysidplugin2
It's a plugin to identify a Dell system's firmware ID. It's referred
to in the dell-firmware-repository.repo file. I suppose it's Dell's
way of limiting your view of available firmware upgrades available to
you based on the hardware that is running the yum command. I know I
got this repository installed because I explicitly asked for it.
Don't know how you may have come across it.
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