I applied the aforementioned patch to 2.4.3 and recompiled. Since the
patch only affects newmge-shut and usbhid-ups I just copied the latter
into /lib/nut/ This works, insomuchas all the nut programs start up and
run. However, there are 3 remaining problems:
1) syslog errors every 20+ minutes or so like : Aug 7 10:21:03 ben
usbhid-ups[3321]: libusb_get_string: error sending control message:
Broken pipe
2) syslog errors on a similar timescale like : Aug 7 08:17:40 ben
kernel: [40170.402789] usb 2-1.2: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd
usbhid-ups rqt 161 rq 1 len 8 ret -110
3) The machine spontaneously shutdown this morning due to a "low
battery" condition. However, 80 minutes later when I noticed the UPS
battery was at 100%. I don't think it can charge that fast, so I think
this must have been a communication error.
I've now tried two versions of NUT, a patch, and both serial and usb
communications. Only one mode (2.2.2 usb) works in any meaningful
sense, but even that suffered from minute+ periods of stale data in the
few days I ran it. I wanted to use NUT so I could hang possible future
machines off one big ups, but for the present I give up.
Hopefully the portmon log I posted will help. I note that both Thomas
and I are running Debian Lenny and using recently purchased Cyberpower UPSs.
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