salut Jean, 2009/5/16 Jean Delvare <[email protected]>
> Hi Arnaud, > > Thanks for your answer. > > On Fri, 15 May 2009 23:47:34 +0200, Arnaud Quette wrote: > > 2009/5/8 Jean Delvare <[email protected]> > > > I use an APC Back-UPS RS 800, overall my experience with NUT is very > > > good but there is one feature I am missing: the ability to ask the UPS > > > for a battery test. upscmd -l shows the following commands available: > > > > > > $ upscmd -l rs800 > > > Instant commands supported on UPS [rs800]: > > > > > > beeper.disable - Disable the UPS beeper > > > beeper.enable - Enable the UPS beeper > > > beeper.mute - Temporarily mute the UPS beeper > > > beeper.off - Obsolete (use beeper.disable or beeper.mute) > > > beeper.on - Obsolete (use beeper.enable) > > > load.off - Turn off the load immediately > > > load.off.delay - Turn off the load with a delay (seconds) > > > shutdown.reboot - Shut down the load briefly while rebooting the UPS > > > shutdown.stop - Stop a shutdown in progress > > > test.panel.start - Start testing the UPS panel > > > test.panel.stop - Stop a UPS panel test > > > $ > > > > > > As you can see, it is possible to test the front panel, and that works > > > OK, but no test.battery.start/stop. I would like to know if other APC > > > Back-UPS RS users see the same problem. If the feature is missing from > > > the driver, I would like to know why, as well as offer my help to > > > implement it. I don't know the NUT code at all, but I can help with > > > testing. > > > > > > I know the hardware supports it because the Windows software that APC > > > ships does implement it, and it worked OK last time I tried (several > > > months ago.) > > > > > > > once more, I don't have much APC knowledges, and we still lack an APC > > maintainer for NUT. > > so you're somehow on your own. > > but, I've found a few info (I guess you're running apcsmart): > > - from apcsmart.h, > > { "test.battery.start", 0, > APC_CMD_BTESTTOGGLE > > }, > > { "test.battery.stop", 0, > APC_CMD_BTESTTOGGLE > > }, > > > > with APC_CMD_BTESTTOGGLE = 'W' > > No, I am not using the apcsmart driver but the usbhid-ups driver as > recommended at http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html. Does > it change anything to your analysis? Should I try the apcsmart driver? > no, not at all. I just wasn't sure. > > from there, you can snif on windows for the command, or... well I don't > > know. > > I will be happy to do so if it helps improve the nut drivers. Is there > any sniffer software you can recommend? > no need ATM. just fire the driver using "usbhid-ups -D -a ..." and post back the tree dumped. check for a string path that matches battery.test. if it's not UPS.BatterySystem.Battery.Test, then you win and just have to add it to drivers/apc-hid.c otherwise, we'll have to dig... cheers, Arnaud -- Linux / Unix Expert R&D - Eaton - http://www.eaton.com/mgeops Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org/ Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/
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