[Nut-upsuser] Powerware 5115 on Debian Etch

[Daniel Nyström]

I've got some strange problem with NUT on my 5115 on Debian Etch:
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$ sudo ./bcmxcp_usb  -DDDDDDD  -a 5115
Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.13 (2.3.0-1181)

Warning: This is an experimental driver.
Some features may not function correctly.

debug level is '7'
Can't set POWERWARE USB configuration
Unable to find POWERWARE UPS device on USB bus

Things to try:

 - Connect UPS device to USB bus

 - Run this driver as another user (upsdrvctl -u or 'user=...' in ups.conf).
   See upsdrvctl(8) and ups.conf(5).

Fatal error: unusable configuration
daniel at proliant:/opt/nut/bin$ sudo ./bcmxcp_usb  -DDDDDDD  -a 5115 -u root
Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.13 (2.3.0-1181)

Warning: This is an experimental driver.
Some features may not function correctly.

debug level is '7'
Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): COMMAND: 31

RECONNECT USB DEVICE

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): COMMAND: 31

RECONNECT USB DEVICE

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): COMMAND: 31

RECONNECT USB DEVICE

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): COMMAND: 31

RECONNECT USB DEVICE

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request command): COMMAND: 31

RECONNECT USB DEVICE

Communications with UPS lost: Error executing command
Could not communicate with the ups: Inappropriate ioctl for device
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Saw a similar issue earlier on this list, but it was never solved. Any
ideas?