[Nut-upsuser] CyberPower 1500AVRT won't load driver!

[Doug Reynolds]

Christian Frye wrote:
> Thanks!
> I haven't really got the hang of mailing lists(this is my first). not 
> sure if you sent this directly to me, or howto respond back in the 
> thread. I tried though.
> I've also tried powerpanel as driver.
>
> here is its output:
> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.2.0
> Network UPS Tools -  CyberPower text/binary protocol UPS driver 0.22 
> (2.2.0)
> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
> Some features may not function correctly.
>
> CyberPower UPS not found on /dev/ttyS0
> Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
>  * Failed to start UPS drivers!
>

Try starting in manually with -DDDD as a parameter to put the driver 
into debug mode.

> On Nov 27, 2007 9:18 PM, Doug Reynolds <mav at wastegate.net 
> <mailto:mav at wastegate.net>> wrote:
>
>     Christian Frye wrote:
>
>     Please try the powerpanel driver.  It has both cyberpower protocols in
>     one driver.
>     > Hello! I got my hands on a CyberPower 1500AVRT, and i'm trying
>     to get
>     > it connected to my Gentoo machine.
>     > I've followed all the basic guides on setting up NUT and UPS'
>     but have
>     > had no luck.
>     >
>     > My current ups.conf is:
>     > [cyberpower-gentoo]
>     >         driver = cyberpower
>     >         port = /dev/ttyS0
>     >         desc = Workstation
>     >
>     >
>     > Upon running /etc/init.d/upsd start or upsdrv start I get:
>     >
>     >  * Starting UPS drivers ...
>     > Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.2.0
>     > Network UPS Tools - CyberPower driver 1.00 (2.2.0)
>     > Giving up on hardware detection after 3 tries
>     > Unable to get initial hardware info string
>     > Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
>     >  * Failed to start UPS drivers!
>     >
>     >
>     > I know it's on ttyS0(I only have one port, but the other 3 ttyS'
>     > compiled in the kernel timeout after about 1 second). ttyS0 takes
>     > about 15seconds to timeout.
>     > I also tried connecting it via USB but had no luck either, don't
>     > believe its supported for this model. Have also tried powerpanel and
>     > cpsups drivers.
>     >
>     > Any advice here, would be much appreciated! Thank you!
>     >
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