Same problem happens to me as well. Log file sequence, lsusb output and and reportbug information are attached. After downgrading to lenny version of apcupsd problem disappeared.
Matus Horvath
Package: apcupsd Version: 3.14.8-2 Severity: normal -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apcupsd depends on: ii libc6 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.4.4-7 GCC support library ii libwrap0 7.6.q-19 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra Versions of packages apcupsd recommends: ii apcupsd-doc 3.14.8-2 APC UPS Power Management (document Versions of packages apcupsd suggests: pn apcupsd-cgi <none> (no description available) pn hal <none> (no description available) ii udev 158-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo -- Configuration Files: /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf changed: UPSNAME VAZOVOVA UPSCABLE usb UPSTYPE usb DEVICE LOCKFILE /var/lock SCRIPTDIR /etc/apcupsd PWRFAILDIR /etc/apcupsd NOLOGINDIR /etc ONBATTERYDELAY 6 BATTERYLEVEL 5 MINUTES 3 TIMEOUT 0 ANNOY 300 ANNOYDELAY 60 NOLOGON disable KILLDELAY 0 NETSERVER on NISIP 127.0.0.1 NISPORT 3551 EVENTSFILE /var/log/apcupsd.events EVENTSFILEMAX 10 UPSCLASS standalone UPSMODE disable STATTIME 0 STATFILE /var/log/apcupsd.status LOGSTATS off DATATIME 0 /etc/default/apcupsd changed: APCACCESS=/sbin/apcaccess ISCONFIGURED=yes -- no debconf information
sophia:~# lsusb Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 039: ID 051d:0002 American Power Conversion Uninterruptible Power Supply Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub sophia:~#
