[Nut-upsdev] Trouble detecting APC Smart-UPS connected via usb

[Kjell Claesson]

> Hello!
Hello Jon,
> 
> I have installed the nut package from the OpenBSD 4.4 packages tree,
> nut-2.2.1p0
> 
Maybe this page give you some hint. I'm not so good at openbsd.

https://calomel.org/nut_ups.html

> I have a new APC Smart-UPS 750 which I plan to connect via USB. When I
> try to start the usbhid-ups i get
> 
> debug level is '2'
> upsdrv_initups...
> No appropriate HID device found
> No matching HID UPS found
> 
> for almost anything i try.
> 
> OpenBSD detects my UPS and assigns it to a device and it can be seen
> using usbdevs. The only clue I have so far is that there should be
> something with the USB subsystem.
> 
> Example line that does not work:
> $ sudo usbhid-ups -DD -a ups-closetmonster -x port=/dev/ugen0.00           
>   > Network UPS Tools: 0.29 USB communication driver - core 0.32 ()
> 
> debug level is '2'
> upsdrv_initups...
> No appropriate HID device found
> No matching HID UPS found
> 
> Any ideas?

Hej
/Kjell