[Nut-upsuser] Nut and PowerWare 5115

[Arnaud Quette]

Greg,

I forgot to add that I'm interested in an upsc output of the working version
(ubuntu 8.10 with 2.2.2...)

thanks (and sorry for top posting)
Arnaud

2009/4/22 Arnaud Quette <aquette.dev at gmail.com>

> 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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