[please keep the list cc'ed Georg, and remember that I'm not the powerware support, so the only info I have about that is the developer's feedback and my knowledges...]
2006/4/12, Georg Rehm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Arnaud, > > > you need nut 2.0.3 (deb available in unstable, simply need to rebuild on > > sarge) and the bcmxcp_usb driver (use "port = auto" as the automagic device > > path) > > sorry, but 2.0.3 does not work either. I found the 2.0.3 release yesterday > night but the real problem seems to be that the hiddev subsystem on this > machine might be broken: cat /proc/bus/usb/devices reports a "Driver=(none)" > for the Powerware 5115 USB device but I don't have the slightest idea why > that might be: > > T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0 > D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=06da ProdID=0002 Rev= 1.00 > S: Manufacturer=Powerware > S: Product=Powerware UPS > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr= 60mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none) > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=20ms > > My current kernel is a 2.6.15.4 SMP (AMD Opetron). The hiddev subsystem > should work: > > CONFIG_USB_HID=y > CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y > CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y > > After fiddling with /etc/udev I now get the correct (I hope) device: > > botticelli:~# ls -l /dev/usb/hiddev2 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 129 2006-04-12 00:35 /dev/usb/hiddev2 > all these hiddev thingies are only useful for the old hidups. all the new usb drivers use libusb... > I wrote Tore yesterday who suggested to mail Kjell. Kjell in turn > suggested to do a > > ./bcmxcp_usb -DDD -u root -a upsname > > (with "port=auto") but it only reports "Can't open POWERWARE USB > device, retrying ...". According to Kjell the protocol that's used > by the 5115 over USB is pure BCMXCP, so the bcmxcp_usb driver should > work. Do you happen to have any idea as to how to fix a broken hiddev > subsystem? Is it possible to activate the hid driver for the UPS USB > device manually? Are there any tools that help with debugging hiddev > problems? Would a kernel upgrade to a 2.6.16-5 (?) do the trick? > I can't tell more than that. Subscribe to the list, report the above debug (-DDD) output. Arnaud -- Linux / Unix Expert - MGE UPS SYSTEMS - R&D Dpt Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org/ Debian Developer - http://people.debian.org/~aquette/ OpenSource Developer - http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/ _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
