This patch fixes some problems with handling of channel detection in the driver. Some systems that are IPMI 1.5 do not implement the channel query command. Also, the interface has to be fully up before the command is ready. This patch also adds a polling interface; this is required for situations where interrupts are not running, but the system must still issue IPMI commands, like when taking a crash dump. It also updates the driver version to v32. This patch is relative to 2.6.7-rc3-mm2. Please apply. Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard Thanks, -Corey (recovering from vacation) Minyard