--- ipmitool-1.8.11/lib/ipmi_fru.c.orig	2012-12-12 17:55:24.000000000 +0100
+++ ipmitool-1.8.11/lib/ipmi_fru.c	2012-12-12 17:59:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ get_fru_area_str(uint8_t * data, uint32_
 	len &= 0x3f;
 
 	switch (typecode) {
+	case 1:				/* 01b: BCD plus */
 	case 0:				/* 00b: binary/unspecified */
 		/* hex dump -> 2x length */
 		size = (len*2);
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ get_fru_area_str(uint8_t * data, uint32_
 		size = ((((len+2)*4)/3) & ~3);
 		break;
 	case 3:				/* 11b: 8-bit ASCII */
-	case 1:				/* 01b: BCD plus */
 		/* no length adjustment */
 		size = len;
 		break;
@@ -147,9 +147,11 @@ get_fru_area_str(uint8_t * data, uint32_
 		break;
 
 	case 1:			/* BCD plus */
-		for (k=0; k<len; k++)
-			str[k] = bcd_plus[(data[off+k] & 0x0f)];
-		str[k] = '\0';
+		for (k=0; k<len; k++) { /* How far does wrong endian go? */
+			str[k*2] = bcd_plus[(data[off+k] & 0x0f)];
+			str[k*2+1] = bcd_plus[(data[off+k] >> 4)];
+		}
+		str[k*2] = '\0';
 		break;
 
 	case 2:			/* 6-bit ASCII */