Nut,usb and installation

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, david walcroft wrote:

> Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, david walcroft wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>   I'm trying to set up my ups  [Powermate 3105]  so far :
>>> 
>>> 1/ It's recognised as 'Vendor=0592 Prodid=0002'
>>> 
>>> 2/ Kernel message : 'reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device 
>>> using uhci_hcd and address 2'
>>> 
>>> I installed 'CheckUPS' from Powermate.com.au
>>> 
>>> Read posts at marc.theaimsgroup, didn't appear to help (serial connections 
>>> as against usb)
>>> 
>>> Have problems in understanding which port or pipe to use.
>>> 
>>> similar problem in uderstanding how you start it running and the config 
>>> files for me are murder to work through.
>>> 
>>> I realy need someone to help me install/run Nut/CheckUPS
>>> 
>>>  Thanks     david
>> 
>> 
>> ALthough there's no documentation refrerring to it, you need to configure 
>> nut in FC using /etc/sysconfig/ups.  Things that you can set there need to 
>> be set there.  Other things are configured using the files in /etc/ups.
>> 
>> Also, there's a bug against the kernel (can't get to Bugzilla to check the 
>> number just now due to flakey net connection) regarding the hidups driver 
>> and unhandled interrupts that may cause you problems (unless it's fixed in 
>> the latest updates-testing kernel).
>> 
> Matthew,
>       Progress so far,read Bugzilla Bug 164051 and 160700 Very helpful
> upgraded to nut 2.0.2.1 and able start nut with the result :
>
> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo service ups restart
> Stopping UPS monitor:                                      [FAILED]
> Stopping upsd:                                             [FAILED]
> Shutting down Powermate-3105:                              [FAILED]
> Starting Powermate-3105: /etc/init.d/functions: line 148: 
> /sbin/Powermate-3105: No such file or directory
>                                                           [FAILED]
> Starting upsd: Network UPS Tools upsd 2.0.2
> Can't chdir to /var/run/nut: No such file or directory
>                                                           [FAILED]
> Starting UPS monitor (master): Network UPS Tools upsmon 2.0.1
> UPS: genericups at reddwarf (master) (power value 1)
> Using power down flag file /etc/killpower
>
>                                                           [  OK  ]
> But not able to tell if nut is doing anything.

What's in /etc/sysconfig/ups?

-- 
 		Matthew Saltzman

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