[Nut-upsuser] Problems connecting via USB to APC Back-UPS ES 700 (Model BE700-GR)

[Christoph Loesch]

hi list,

im running debian/testing(act. squeeze) with 2.6.26-2-amd64 kernel. first
tried apcupsd what flawlessly worked but because i run nagios (needs nut
running for 'check_ups'), im trying to run nut.

dmesg and syslog show the device:
Jul 27 00:08:06 kate kernel: [16001.477941] hiddev96hidraw0: USB HID v1.10
Device [APC Back-UPS ES 700 FW:829.D3 .I USB FW:D3 ] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-1
Jul 27 00:08:06 kate kernel: [16001.477941] usb 3-1: New USB device found,
idVendor=051d, idProduct=0002
Jul 27 00:08:06 kate kernel: [16001.477941] usb 3-1: New USB device
strings: Mfr=3, Product=1, SerialNumber=2
Jul 27 00:08:06 kate kernel: [16001.477941] usb 3-1: Product: Back-UPS ES
700 FW:829.D3 .I USB FW:D3
Jul 27 00:08:06 kate kernel: [16001.477941] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: APC
Jul 27 00:08:06 kate kernel: [16001.477941] usb 3-1: SerialNumber:
3B0908X39177

lsusb doesnt show it. (maybe because usb is statically compiled in?)
kate:/# grep -w CONFIG_USB /boot/config-`uname -r`
CONFIG_USB=y
but the hiddevice is there
kate:/# ls -la /dev/hid*
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 180, 96 27. Jul 00:08 /dev/hiddev0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 250,  0 27. Jul 00:08 /dev/hidraw0

tried using usbhid-ups driver and even with setting the option variable
"cable" to "940-0127E" i had no luck.
genericups with all possible upstypes doesnt work either.

any ideas?
chris

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