[Nut-upsuser] Nut and PowerWare 5115

[Arnaud Quette]

Greg, Kjell,

2009/4/21 Kjell Claesson <kjell.claesson at epost.tidanet.se>

> tisdag 21 april 2009 14:43:28 skrev  Greg:
> > Hi Kjell,
> >
> Hi Greg,
>
> > Sorry for the late reply been doing a lot of testing.
> No problem.
>
> > I got the package from
> >
> http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/cs05q3armel/cross/stable/nut_2.4
> .
> >1-1_arm.ipk It pretty much pre-compiled which are then extracted to the
> > device on installation.
> OK.
>
> >
> > I tested nut and the 5115 under Ubuntu 8.10. Ubuntu comes with nut 2.2.2
> by
> > default which works fine. I installed 2.4.1 which does not work either.
> >
> This is not so good. Then we may have a bug introduced to the nut_usb.
> I cc this mail to Arnaud.
> Arnaud can you run some tests on the PW5115 with NUT 2.4.1 ?
> We may have broken something from version 2.2.2.
>
> But it may be the package also but I think Arnaud is working on that to.
>

well, the packages (and ipk are iirc kinda simplified debs) are quite
straighforward.
the "nut" package (for example on Ubuntu) includes the core and the
serial/usb drivers, with the udev file and so on. the hal support is in
another packages that is conflicting with the "nut" one (in order to avoid
runtime conflict between the classic and hal drivers).

The error:
> > USB error: could not set config 1: Device or resource busy
> > Can't set POWERWARE USB configuration
> > Unable to find POWERWARE UPS device on USB bus
> Is indicating that something is already running.
> Did you check that the debug run was the only thing running at the moment.
>

yup, 2nded.
Greg: can you try again this test please.

 > So I compiled and installed 2.2.2 on my QNAP device and it still doesn't
> > work.
> > 2.2.2 was compiled on my QNAP without HAL support just USB support.
> Yes, and I see that you get the same error as you get on 2.4.1 on the QNAP.
>
> The problem is that I don't have any 5115 to test this on. So I hope that
> Arnaud can test this. My PW3105 is running fine on usb on 2.4.1.
>

I've just made some test on PW5115 500i (500VA), nut 2.4.1(-2 ; packaged) on
an Ubuntu 8.10. Everything was fine. same goes for 2.2.2 (from source this
time)
the firmwares are:
- USB: 01.00
- Main:10.04

This is the only 5115 I have underhand, but what is puzzling me is the exact
model name:
- mine (with 2.2.2) displays "Model = PW5115 500i         500VA"
- while Greg's displays        "Model = 51150500A           500VA"

a subtle difference! though the 2 firmwares (USB and main) are identical.
iirc, this value (the name) can be changed. Have you done so Greg?

I'm still learning PW, and will have to check with the PW people there.
more info soon

cheers,
Arnaud
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