[Nut-upsuser] Powerware 5110 UPS with nut in Ubuntu

[Kjell Claesson]

> Hi all,
Hi Greg,

> I've got a Powerware 5110 UPS that I'm trying to set up with nut in
> Ubuntu.  I've installed nut and configured the first two files:
>
> $ cat /etc/nut/nut.conf
> MODE=standalone
> $ cat /etc/nut/ups.conf
> [pw5110]
> 	driver = bcmxcp_usb
> 	port = auto
> #	port = /dev/bus/usb/002/002
Yes the port should be auto.
And if you use the latest libusb you should have a device
at /dev/bus/usb/002/002 that you have found.
 

> When I try to test this configuration with the following command:
> $ sudo upsdrvctl start pw5110
> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
> Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.21 (2.4.1)
> USB communication subdriver 0.17
> Can't set POWERWARE USB configuration
> Unable to find POWERWARE UPS device on USB bus
>

To make a real test that it read the usb you can do the following.
Set libusb debug to 3.
sudo export LIBUSB_DEBUG=3

Then run the driver in debug (not by upsdrvctl).
sudo /path/to/bcmxcp_usb -DD -u -a pw5110

Now it should spit out some info. You end it by ctrl-c.

Report back and we can have a look.

We may have a bug here, but it is not confirmed as our tests
does not reveal it.

/Kjell