[Nut-upsdev] Error "Data for UPS [pcmusb] is stale - check driver"

[Greg Troxel]

"Rushabh Sanghavi (Rush)" <Rushabh at pp-ontime.co.th> writes:

> Secondly, the reason we are using NUT Version 2.8.0 because it has
> been tested thoroughly both in our LAB as well as within the actual
> Production environment on our different 4G LTE router models. You see
> this version is working perfectly well on our existing 4G LTE router
> model with all the 3 UPS models currently. BUT when we test this same
> version on our new 4G LTE router model it is not working with 2 out of
> the 3 UPS models. So our team does not think that upgrading to the
> latest NUT Version 2.8.2 could possibly fix the encountered
> error. Logically if a particular version of NUT, which has been
> installed on a specific 4G LTE router model, works well with all the 3
> UPS models then shouldn't it work well in the same way when it is
> installed on another 4G LTE router model?

My guess is that when you figure out what is wrong, you will know
why, and until then, it will be a mystery.

By your logic, there is a problem with your new router model, not with
NUT.  This could be for example in the USB subsystem.


> Thirdly, I mentioned the version as 2.8.0-3 due to the output shown in
> the image below.

It is probably a package version from the distributio you are running.
That means it perhaps has some modifications from what is in the actual
release.

> Lastly, you are right. I do not belong to the nut-upsdev community
> since I am not a developer and not handling development within my
> organization. The reason I posted my e-mail about the error "Data for
> UPS [pcmusb] is stale - check driver" to the e-mail address
> "'nut-upsdev at alioth-lists.debian.net'" is so that I can know whether
> any developer has encountered the same error as our team has
> encountered and whether there is any concrete solution to fix it. That
> was the original objective. Not to ask someone to help fix our
> encountered issue free of charge. That has never the original
> intention and objective. Hope you will understand.

Thanks for explaining.

The purpose of nut-upsdev is for disscussion among those who are working
on improving the code.  It is not a way for people (that aren't trying
to read and fix the code) to ask people who work on the code questions.
Your problem is appropriate for users.

I would also suggest that your problem is appropriate for the
manufacturer of your router, given that the same code works on an older
model.  And, if you got openwrt directly, rather than from the
manufacturer, perhaps appropriate for openwrt.