[Nut-upsuser] Install problem & Geek Squad UPS

[Peter Selinger]

Gary, did you receive Charles' reply to your question yesterday? He
wrote:

> The new driver is called ***** 'newhidups' *****

The 'hidups' driver has been discontinued. -- Peter

Gary Redden wrote:
> 
> I Seem to have made some progress in getting nut-2.0.5 installed, but 
> hidups still has a version number of 0.13. First is hidups 0.13 the 
> correct version? if not how do I find the correct version. Second if my 
> Geek Squad GS1285U UPS is not supported how do I proceed. I have been a 
> programmer for 35 years(mostly high level computer aided design), 
> written code in 20 some languages, am retired and it is cold outside so 
> I am mostly at my computers. I have very limited work on Linux/Unix. I 
> did get Apache web server running (redden.homeip.net). If someone can 
> point me in the right direction I will try to get it working. Cyber 
> Power Systems makes the GS1285U and they say that it shares some of the 
> commands with the Cyber Power Systems 685AVR.
> 
> Here is the info from my system. I ran hidups on all my USB devices.
> 
>  From /usr/local/ups/etc/ups.conf   These are the only non-comment lines.
> [GeekSquad1]
>     driver = hidups
>     port = /dev/bus/usb/001/002
>     desc = "Geek Squad GS1285U"
> 
> gary at redden-p700:~$ sudo /usr/local/ups/bin/hidups -DDDD -u root -a 
> GeekSquad1
> Network UPS Tools: HID UPS driver 0.13 (2.0.5)
> 
> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
> Some features may not function correctly.
> 
> debug level is '4'
> /dev/bus/usb/001/001 is not a UPS
> 
> gary at redden-p700:~$ sudo /usr/local/ups/bin/hidups -DDDD -u root -a 
> GeekSquad1
> Network UPS Tools: HID UPS driver 0.13 (2.0.5)
> 
> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
> Some features may not function correctly.
> 
> debug level is '4'
> /dev/bus/usb/001/002 is not a UPS
> 
> gary at redden-p700:~$ sudo /usr/local/ups/bin/hidups -DDDD -u root -a 
> GeekSquad1
> Network UPS Tools: HID UPS driver 0.13 (2.0.5)
> 
> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
> Some features may not function correctly.
> 
> debug level is '4'
> /dev/bus/usb/001/003 is not a UPS
> 
> gary at redden-p700:~$ sudo lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0553:0202 STMicroelectronics Imaging Division 
> (VLSI Vision) Aiptek PenCam 1
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0764:0501 Cyber Power System, Inc.
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> gary at redden-p700:~$
> 
> 
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