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

[Jon Sjöstedt]

2010/4/19 Kjell Claesson <kjell.claesson at epost.tidanet.se>:
>> 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
This was actually the first source of information i found. I have
already tested all tips in that howto, but thanks anyway!

>
>> 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
>



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