[Nut-upsuser] OMNIPLUS1000LCD is "unavailable"

[Kenneth R Litko]

Hello!
 
First time posting to this list. I recently purchased a Tripp-Lite
OMNIPLUS1000LCD from Costco (USA). I have it attached via USB to a Dell
computer with Ubuntu 8.04 server (all updates on it).
 
I've gone through a lot of research on google and this list and can't figure
out why my UPS will not connect using nut/usbhid-ups.
 
My setup in ups.conf is:

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[OMNI1000LCD]
        driver = usbhid-ups
        port = auto
        desc = "Tripp-Lite OMNIPLUS1000LCD USB"
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Syslog tells me:

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Sep  3 10:08:03 bigdog kernel: [ 8641.228674] usb 2-1: new low speed USB
device using uhci_hcd and address 2
Sep  3 10:08:04 bigdog kernel: [ 8641.645072] usb 2-1: configuration #1
chosen from 1 choice
Sep  3 10:08:04 bigdog NetworkManager: <debug> [1220454484.226168]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_9ae_2007_FW_2263_E').
Sep  3 10:08:04 bigdog NetworkManager: <debug> [1220454484.277845]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_ffffffff_ffffffff_noserial').
Sep  3 10:08:05 bigdog kernel: [ 8642.988297] hiddev96hidraw0: USB HID v1.10
Device [Tripp Lite  TRIPP LITE UPS ] on usb-0000:00:1a.1-1
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If I try to stop and restart the driver, I get:

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klitko at bigdog:~$ sudo upsdrvctl stop
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.2.1-
klitko at bigdog:~$ sudo upsdrvctl start
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.2.1-
Network UPS Tools: 0.29 USB communication driver - core 0.32 (2.2.1-)

Using subdriver: TrippLite HID 0.2 (experimental)
Startup timer elapsed, continuing...

Broadcast Message from nut at bigdog
        (somewhere) at 10:18 ...

UPS OMNI1000LCD at localhost is unavailable
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I can't use upsc:

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klitko at bigdog:~$ upsc OMNI1000LCD at localhost
Error: Data stale
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Why is it telling me that the device is unavailable?

Any ideas?

Ken L.