OS version: FreeBSD 7.2 RELEASE apcupsd version: 3.14.5 UPS model: APC-MGE Back-UPS RS 1000VA (BR1000TW) UPS cable type: usb
3 important lines in /usr/local/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf: --------- UPSCABLE usb UPSTYPE usb DEVICE --------- Other lines are default. Problem Description: 1. The APC box cannot be detected when connected to the FreeBSD system on system boot. (apcupsd_enable="YES" is set in /etc/rc.conf ) The associated messages in /var/log/messages: --------- May 10 16:08:27 aura-cosmetics apcupsd[901]: apcupsd FATAL ERROR in bsd-usb.c at line 735 Cannot find UPS device -- For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information, please see <http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html>. May 10 16:08:27 aura-cosmetics apcupsd[901]: apcupsd error shutdown completed --------- 2. Continuing 1, if I unplug the connecting USB then re-plug it to the same port, the USB cannot be identified. The associated message in /var/log/messages: --------- May 10 16:36:17 aura-cosmetics kernel: uhub0: device problem (TIMEOUT), disabling port 3 --------- 3. Contiuning 2, changing the port to plug the USB will do, and /var/log/messages reads: --------- May 10 16:41:07 aura-cosmetics root: Unknown USB device: vendor 0x051d product 0x0002 bus uhub1 May 10 16:41:08 aura-cosmetics kernel: ugen0: <American Power Conversion Back-UPS RS 1000 FW:7.g9a.D USB FW:g9a, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.06, addr 2> on uhub1 --------- But when starting the apcupsd now using [apcupsd start], there is no "freebsd startup succeeded" message appearing in /var/log/messages. However using [ps ax| grep apcupsd], there is the following associated procedure in the standard output: --------- 1264 ?? Ss 0:00.01 apcupsd start --------- 4. The last problem continuing 3, if stopping the apcupsd now using [apcupsd stop], the following error messages occur in /var/log/messages: --------- May 10 16:48:11 aura-cosmetics apcupsd[1270]: Valid lock file for pid=1264, but not ours pid=1270 May 10 16:48:11 aura-cosmetics apcupsd[1271]: apcupsd FATAL ERROR in bsd-usb.c at line 735 Cannot find UPS device -- For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information, please see <http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html>. May 10 16:48:11 aura-cosmetics apcupsd[1271]: Valid lock file for pid=1264, but not ours pid=1271 May 10 16:48:11 aura-cosmetics apcupsd[1271]: apcupsd error shutdown completed --------- Any help will be greatly appreciated. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
