[Nut-upsuser] Tripp-lite Omni VS1000

[Charles Lepple]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Charles Lepple <clepple at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Rob MacGregor <rob.macgregor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 11:32, Barb Smith <mystified at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> gentoo mystified # /etc/init.d/upsdrv start
>>>  * Starting UPS drivers ...
>>> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.2.2
>>> Network UPS Tools - Tripp Lite OMNIVS and SMARTPRO driver 0.11 (2.2.2)
>>> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
>>> Some features may not function correctly.
>>>
>>> No matching USB/HID UPS found
>>> Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
>>>  * Failed to start UPS drivers!
>>
>> So, that says that your UPS isn't supported by that driver.  In his
>> first reply Charles listed 2 drivers to try.  You've tried one, now
>> try the other...
>
> Rob,
>
> I have not been following this closely... did we verify that the
> permissions are correct? That can also cause the "No matching UPS"
> message.

Barb,

The simplest way to check which driver is needed is to run 'lsusb' as
root, and post that to the list. That will show us the USB product ID.

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- Charles Lepple