[Nut-upsdev] Bug#462468: nut: megatec_usb ups not detected since 2.2.1 update anymore

[Sven-Haegar Koch]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Arnaud Quette wrote:

> 2008/1/25, Sven Koch <haegar at sdinet.de>:
> > Package: nut
> > Version: 2.2.1-1
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > I am using a Mustec PowerMust 1000 USB, connected with a USB cable to
> > the PC.
> >
> > With nut 2.2.0-2.1 everything works without problems - but since the
> > 2.2.1-1 update the "upsdrvctl start" from the init script just fails,
> > executing the command manually outputs that it can't find a Megatec
> > Protocol UPS.

> can you reinstall 2.2.1 and post the following:
> - lsusb
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 04b4:6830 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. USB-2.0 IDE Adapter
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 04fc:0c15 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0665:5161  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  

(The 0665:5161 is the UPS, the other two are external harddisks, all 
three directly connected to the PC)

> - ls -lR /dev/bus/usb
/dev/bus/usb:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  80 Jan 25 00:19 001
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  60 Jan 25 00:19 002
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  60 Jan 25 00:19 003
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  60 Jan 25 00:19 004
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Jan 25 00:19 005

/dev/bus/usb/001:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 0 Jan 25 00:19 001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root nut  189, 3 Jan 25 16:00 004

/dev/bus/usb/002:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 128 Jan 25 00:19 001

/dev/bus/usb/003:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 256 Jan 25 00:19 001

/dev/bus/usb/004:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 384 Jan 25 00:19 001

/dev/bus/usb/005:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 512 Jan 25 00:19 001
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 514 Jan 25 00:19 003
crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 515 Jan 25 00:19 004

> - megatec_usb -DDDDD -a upsname

Output from 2.2.1-1:

tokamak:~# /lib/nut/megatec_usb -DDDDD -a myups
Network UPS Tools 2.2.1- - Megatec protocol driver 1.5.9 [megatec_usb]
Carlos Rodrigues (c) 2003-2007

Serial-over-USB transport layer for Megatec protocol driver [megatec_usb]
Andrey Lelikov (c) 2006, Alexander Gordeev (c) 2006-2007, Jon Gough (c) 
2007

debug level is '5'
Checking device (0665/5161) (001/004)
- VendorID: 0665
- ProductID: 5161
- Manufacturer: Cypress Semiconductor
- Product: USB to Serial
- Serial Number: unknown
- Bus: 001
Trying to match device
Device matches
Starting UPS detection process...
Asking for UPS status [Q1]...
Q1 => FAILED [timeout]
Asking for UPS status [Q1]...
Q1 => FAILED [timeout]
Asking for UPS status [Q1]...
Q1 => FAILED [timeout]
Asking for UPS status [Q1]...
Q1 => FAILED [timeout]
Asking for UPS status [Q1]...
Q1 => FAILED [timeout]
5 out of 5 detection attempts failed (minimum failures: 2).
Megatec protocol UPS not detected.
tokamak:~# 


The same with 2.2.0-2.1:

Network UPS Tools 2.2.0- - Megatec protocol driver 1.5.4 [megatec_usb]
Carlos Rodrigues (c) 2003-2007

Serial-over-USB transport layer for Megatec protocol driver [megatec_usb]

debug level is '5'
Checking device (0665/5161) (001/004)
- VendorID: 0665
- ProductID: 5161
- Manufacturer: Cypress Semiconductor
- Product: USB to Serial
- Serial Number: unknown
- Bus: 001
Trying to match device
Device matches
Starting UPS detection process...
Attempting to detect the UPS...
Sending "Q1" command...
"Q1" command successful.
Attempting to detect the UPS...
Sending "Q1" command...
"Q1" command successful.
Attempting to detect the UPS...
Sending "Q1" command...
"Q1" command successful.
Attempting to detect the UPS...
Sending "Q1" command...
"Q1" command successful.
Attempting to detect the UPS...
Sending "Q1" command...
"Q1" command successful.
0 out of 5 detection attempts failed (minimum failures: 2).
Asking for UPS information ("I" command)...
UPS doesn't return any information about itself.
Megatec protocol UPS detected.
Asking for UPS power ratings ("F" command)...
UPS power ratings: #220.0 004 24.00 50.0
Asking for UPS status ("Q1" command)...
UPS status: (226.7 226.7 225.7 026 50.1 26.8 25.0 00001001
24.0V battery, interval [19.4V, 27.4V].
Done setting up the UPS.
Asking for UPS status ("Q1" command)...
UPS doesn't return any information about its status.
dstate_init: sock /var/run/nut/megatec_usb-myups open on fd 5
Asking for UPS status ("Q1" command)...
UPS status: (227.2 226.7 226.1 026 50.1 26.8 25.0 00001001
Charge: 92.5%
new connection on fd 6
Asking for UPS status ("Q1" command)...
UPS status: (226.7 226.7 225.7 026 50.1 26.8 25.0 00001001
Charge: 92.5%
Asking for UPS status ("Q1" command)...
UPS status: (226.7 226.7 225.3 026 50.1 26.8 25.0 00001001
Charge: 92.5%
Asking for UPS status ("Q1" command)...
(and looping charge-readouts from here on)

The output of lsusb and ls -lR /dev/bus/usb is the same for the two 
versions.

c'ya
sven

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