Hello,<br>
<br>
> I have a powerware 5110 USB UPS. <br>
><br>
>I am running SuSE 10.0 (which ships with nut 2.0.2-3)<br>
>Linux <myhostname> 2.6.13-15-smp #1 SMP Tue Sep 13 14:56:15 UTC 2005 i686 i686 <br>
>i386 GNU/Linux<br>
><br>
>Plugging in the usb creates /dev/usbdev2.2 <br>
>and KDE control module shows:<br>
><br>
>Manufacturer: Powerware<br>
>Class 0 (defined at interface level)<br>
>Subclass 0<br>
>protocol 0<br>
>USB version 0.20<br>
>Vendor ID 0x592 (Powerware Corp)<br>
>Product ID 0x2<br>
>Revision 0.50<br>
>Speed 1.5 Mbit/s<br>
>Channels 0<br>
>Max. Packet Size 0<br>
><br>
>So the computer is at least "_sort_ of seeing" the UPS<br>
><br>
>I have trawled through the list stuff and other sources which suggest at <br>
>various times that I should use:<br>
>newhidups (not in the SuSE package for some reason)<br>
>bcmxcp_usb (cannot find this anywhere on the internet)<br>
>genericups with type=7 (does not work but then it looks like a serial driver <br>
>to me)<br>
><br>
>Any idea what driver I should use, where it might be available and what <br>
>options I might use ? or indeed if its possible at all.<br>
><br>
>Any hints gratefully received<br>
<br>
yep, the one you need is bcmxcp_usb, that will be available in 2.0.3
(from -pre2, to be released when I got the time to finish it...)<br>
<br>
Arnaud<br>-- <br>Linux / Unix Expert - MGE UPS SYSTEMS - R&D Dpt<br>Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - <a href="http://www.networkupstools.org/">http://www.networkupstools.org/</a><br>Debian Developer - <a href="http://people.debian.org/~aquette/">
http://people.debian.org/~aquette/</a><br>OpenSource Developer - <a href="http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/">http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/</a>