[Nut-upsuser] Re: Feedback: Back-UPS RS 800 USB works with NUT

[Arnaud Quette]

Hi Klaus,

Thanks for your much appreciated feedback.

Klaus Holler wrote:
> Hello,
>
>I just wanted to report that the Back-UPS RS 800 works with the
>Network UPS Tools. Currently I use the following (Ubuntu breezy)
>debian packages on kernel 2.4.31:
>ii nut 2.0.2-1build1
>ii nut-usb 2.0.2-1build1
>
>lsusb reports:
>ID 051d:0002 American Power Conversion Back-UPS Pro 500/1000/1500
>
>With hidups I get this status:
>
># upsc myups at localhost
>battery.charge: 100
>battery.chemistry: PbAc
>battery.runtime: 1162
>battery.voltage: 27.4
>driver.name <http://driver.name>: hidups
>driver.parameter.port: /dev/usb/hiddev0
>driver.version: 2.0.2
>ups.delay.shutdown: -1
>ups.delay.start: 0
>ups.load: 410
>ups.mfr: American Power Conversion
>ups.model: Back-UPS BR 800 FW:9.o2 .I USB FW:o2
>ups.serial: QB0420243302
>ups.status: OL
>
>Only one issue is annoying: that the syslog is clutter with lots of
>... hidups[8850]: Ignoring x86 page event 0xff860080 (0)
>... hidups[8850]: Unhandled event: 0x840032 (5000)
>
>
>newhidups also can communicate with the UPS, the status is a little
>more verbose:
>
># upsc myups at localhost
>battery.charge: 100
>battery.charge.low: 10
>battery.runtime: 1192
>battery.temperature: 302.0
>battery.voltage: 27.0
>battery.voltage.nominal: 24.0
>driver.name <http://driver.name>: newhidups
>driver.parameter.port: /dev/usb/hiddev0
>driver.version: 2.0.2
>driver.version.data: APC HID 0.7
>driver.version.internal: 0.23
>input.voltage: -159357104.0
>output.voltage: 230.0
>output.voltage.target.line: 230.0
>ups.delay.shutdown: -1
>ups.firmware: 9.o2 .I
>ups.firmware.aux: o2
>ups.load: 40
>ups.mfr: American Power Conversion
>ups.model: Back-UPS BR 800
>ups.serial: QB0420243302
>ups.status: OL
>ups.temperature: 302.0
>ups.test.result: No test initiated
>
>But then syslog is cluttered every two seconds with "... kernel:
>usbdevfs: usb_submit_urb returned -22" instead, so I reverted back to
>the recommended hidups ;-)

newhidups will soon replace hidups. So we'll have to deal with the
remaining problems. There have been lots of improvements in
newhidups since Peter joigned us...
@Peter: have you experienced the same problems with the latest newhidups?

Arnaud Quette
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