couldn't fix it, so I installed freeipmi and worked around the issue this way.
In case you're looking for the same - keep in mind freeipmi has slightly different syntax
ipmitool raw 0x30 0x30 0x01 0x00;
ipmitool raw 0x30 0x30 0x02 0xff 0x1E
becomes
ipmi-raw 0x00 0x30 0x30 0x01 0x00;
ipmi-raw 0x00 0x30 0x30 0x02 0xff 0x1E
(Dell PowerEdge R210 II fan control)
In case you're looking for the same - keep in mind freeipmi has slightly different syntax
ipmitool raw 0x30 0x30 0x01 0x00;
ipmitool raw 0x30 0x30 0x02 0xff 0x1E
becomes
ipmi-raw 0x00 0x30 0x30 0x01 0x00;
ipmi-raw 0x00 0x30 0x30 0x02 0xff 0x1E
(Dell PowerEdge R210 II fan control)