[Nut-upsuser] Square One QP1010

[Arjen de Korte]

> Hi guys,
>
> Please bare with me, as this is my first attempt at setting up a UPS
> under Linux.
>
> I've been trying to setup a UPS on one of my clients servers.
> The model of the UPS is a Square one QP1000/QP1010 1Kva
>
> I've looked on the following link
> http://eu1.networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html
>
> It says that it should be compatible with the "powermust" driver, then
> in my /etc/nut/driver.list this driver doesn't exist.
>
> I've searched around quite a bit and from what I've found, is that this
>   uses the "megatec protocol", which is the fentonups driver, am I
> correct in what I've found out?
>
> I've tried using all sorts of drivers so far, and either I have a faulty
> UPS, or I am still using the wrong driver.
>
> This is what I get when using the "fentonups" driver...
>
> root at mail:/var/state/ups# upsdrvctl start
> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.0

Before anything else, please upgrade to the latest stable version (2.0.3).
The one you're using now is past its 'use by' date.

> Network UPS Tools - Fenton UPS driver 1.21 (2.0.0)
> Short read during UPS id sequence
> Short read during UPS id sequence
> Short read during UPS id sequence
> Short read during UPS id sequence
> Short read during UPS id sequence
> Unable to detect a Fenton or Megatec protocol UPS
> Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
>
> Any assistance would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Neil Wilson
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