<div dir="ltr"><div>Well, it is always (quite) possible that the hardware is... subpar, leading to loss of connection.</div><div><br></div><div>Try a different USB port (maybe on a different MoBo hub if there's a choice), different cable (check if you have a shielded/grounded one to minimize EMI noise), revise if there are any motors (fridges, dishwashers) or luminescent lighting starters etc. nearby on the electric line and physically near the cabling, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe there is some vendor-provided way to update the UPS firmware?</div><div><br></div><div>You mentioned the device may be from 2017 - maybe it collected a lot of dust over time and just overheats or has random static discharge inside - so some internal physical maintenance with a toothbrush, vacuum cleaner, and proper electrotechnical hygiene for your safety could also do wonders? On similar note, is the battery also as old? PbAc tend to not live that long, maybe replacing it could stabilize things.</div><div><br></div><div>Jim</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM Alexey Korobeinikov <<a href="mailto:alexey@fseafood.com">alexey@fseafood.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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On Devuan Linux daedalus (no systemd).<br>
I try to manualy start nut-service or just usbhid-ups drivers. I
have observed such problems before.<span lang="en"><span><span> They were solved by
usbreset </span></span></span><span style="font-family:monospace"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">on this device
(0d9f:0004</span>) and</span><span lang="en"><span><span> immediately launch</span></span></span><span></span> nut-service/drivers. But sometimes it
wasn't necessary to do that.<br>
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<div dir="auto">Are you on Linux? Did you check if NDE created a
service instance like `nut-driver@UPS` that starts automatically
and your manually started driver instance tries to steal from
it?
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<div dir="auto">* <a href="https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/wiki/nut%E2%80%90driver%E2%80%90enumerator-(NDE)" target="_blank">https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/wiki/nut%E2%80%90driver%E2%80%90enumerator-(NDE)</a></div>
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