Just a small update; I figured out the udev script so now the processes don't run as root and all still works :-). Thanks for all your help. The only remaining issue is the intermittant failures when the driver is loading..
Joe On Jan 3, 2008 1:57 PM, Joseph Borg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Arjen, > Many thanks for your on-going support on this. It seems to be working > 'mostly' fine now. Just a few points: > > >> The better option would be to modify the udev/hotplug script and not > run > everything as root. > > Any pointers on how to do the above? NUT installed from RPM for me so > presumably I can get these scripts by downloading the .tar.gz. What needs > modification in them? > > Most of the time, the driver seems to load fine on restart/boot-up. At > time however, it does not seem to load and will not load no matter how many > times I try after. In order to overcome this I have to switch off the PC, > switch off the UPS and then start afresh (switch-on). It therefore seems as > though the USB/Serial connection is 'stuck' at times and needs some sort of > reset. Is this a known issue and/or is there any way I can overcome this? > > Thanks, > > Joe > P.S. If you need my exact config maybe you want to document this a working > UPS on the NUT page :-). > > > > > On Jan 3, 2008 8:17 AM, Arjen de Korte < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I also discovered that the log file is getting filled up with these > > > errors: > > > > > > --------------------- > > > Jan 2 22:38:19 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24538 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:19 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24538 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:20 www upsmon[24650]: Poll UPS [EMAIL PROTECTED] failed - > > > Driver not connected > > > Jan 2 22:38:20 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24380 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:20 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24380 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:21 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24538 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:21 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24538 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:22 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24380 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > Jan 2 22:38:22 www kernel: usb 1-2: usbfs: process 24380 > > (megatec_usb) > > > did > > > not claim interface 0 before use > > > ------------------------------- > > > > You have multiple instances of the megatec_usb driver running. That > > doesn't work. > > > > > Same thing happens if I use the init script for everything (I added > > the -u > > > root to the script). > > > > The better option would be to modify the udev/hotplug script and not run > > everything as root. > > > > Best regards, Arjen > > > > >
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