On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 05:08:03PM +0800, Chun-fan Ivan Liao wrote: > > 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.
I've got an APC SmartUPS 750 (USB on 6.4-RELEASE). When I hacked my apcupsd.conf (sometime ago now), I put in: DEVICE ugen0 I don't know if that's your problem i.e: you haven't specified the DEVICE. > > > 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. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
