[Nut-upsuser] Fwd: Re Powercom Vanguard driver for nut

[Charles Lepple]

[didn't make it to the list this time, either]

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> From: Charles Lepple
> Subject: Re: [Nut-upsuser] Re Powercom Vanguard driver for nut
> Date: July 24, 2012 8:05:59 AM EDT
> To: Gordon Longland
> Cc: nut-upsuser
> 
> On Jul 22, 2012, at 6:29 PM, Gordon Longland wrote:
> 
>> Compiled 2.6.4 with what I believe to be the right options and can now load the driver usbhid-ups for the powercom 0d9f:0004.
>> But just get a rolling screen of
> 
> With at least one -D flag, you will get those debug messages, and the driver won't go into the background. 
> 
> [...]
>> But when trying to get other components to run keep getting a refusal
>> upsc VGD at localhost
>> Error: Connection failure: Connection refused
>> 
>> Is there something I am missing? Should it run under the powercom driver or the usbhid-ups?
> 
> 'upsc' is a client for 'upsd' (which talks to the driver), so make sure that 'upsd' has started.
> 
> 'usbhid-ups' is the correct driver if you are using the USB port. (Not sure if this UPS hardware has a serial port as well as USB.)
> 
> I added a note to the 'powercom' driver man page to clarify that it is only for serial (RS-232) connections:
> 
>   http://buildbot.networkupstools.org/~buildbot/cayenne/docs/r3689-202/man/powercom.html
> 
> This is how the hardware compatibility list looks so far (filtered to just Powercom USB devices):
> 
>   http://buildbot.networkupstools.org/~buildbot/cayenne/docs/r3689-202/website/output/stable-hcl.html?manufacturer=Powercom&connection=USB
> 
> Looks like I need to add to an entry for your particular USB Product ID (0004).
> 
> -- 
> Charles Lepple
> clepple at gmail
> 
> 
> 

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Charles Lepple
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