[Nut-upsuser] MGE Ellipse Max 1100 configuration question

[Chris Cohen]

On Thursday 22 May 2008 16:07:08 you wrote:
> >> Weird. This is not something the driver can do, unless you
> >> specifically tell it to kill the power (-k). I see that you're
> >> using Linux 2.6.24-17-xen.
> >
> > I do. (Running Ubuntu Hardy LTS)
>
> The fact that you're able to run this driver on your desktop system
> without problems, leads me to believe that the problem is in Xen and
> not in either the driver and/or the UPS itself.
>
> A quick search via Google shows that USB support for anything other
> than a keyboard and mouse is experimental at best in Xen at the
> moment, so I think this may be where the problem is. Since I know
> crap about Xen (or any other virtualization software for that
> matter), I have no idea if and what can be done to correct this.
>
I just booted into a non-xen kernel (linux-image-2.6.24-17-server). 
Ran /lib/nut/usbhid-ups -a mgeups.
The UPS shut down again and so did my entire network...
The error message is still the same. So I don't think my problem is xen 
related?

> One thing that is worth checking, if this system is HAL enabled. In
> that case, something like 'hald-addon-hid-ups' might be claiming the
> UPS and I have no idea how well this is handled (if at all).

HAL isn't installed. :)

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Thanks
Chris