Re: [Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Charles Lepple
On 8/1/06, Charles Lepple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 8/1/06, Matthew Isleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 1, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Charles Lepple wrote: > > You still may end up with a single point of failure, though, since you > > probably only want one machine commanding the UPS to power d

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Matthew Isleb
On Aug 1, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Arnaud Quette wrote: Eh? Why would I want to command the *UPS* to power down? The UPS will power down if and when the battery goes dead. Or did I misunderstand that? I want all my servers to power down using the UPS itself as the "master" instead of picking a se

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Arnaud Quette
2006/8/1, Matthew Isleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Aug 1, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Charles Lepple wrote: > On 8/1/06, Matthew Isleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I was wondering if there was any support in NUT for networked APC >> UPS's. All the configuration examples I see in the documentation are >> f

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Charles Lepple
On 8/1/06, Matthew Isleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Aug 1, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Charles Lepple wrote: > You still may end up with a single point of failure, though, since you > probably only want one machine commanding the UPS to power down. (A > data center could avoid this with dual-input powe

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Matthew Isleb
On Aug 1, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Charles Lepple wrote: On 8/1/06, Matthew Isleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was wondering if there was any support in NUT for networked APC UPS's. All the configuration examples I see in the documentation are for USB/Serial connections to the UPS. I could mess arou

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Charles Lepple
On 8/1/06, Matthew Isleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was wondering if there was any support in NUT for networked APC UPS's. All the configuration examples I see in the documentation are for USB/Serial connections to the UPS. I could mess around with serial/USB cables, but I'd really rather talk

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Barry Fawthrop
Ok I have install the trunk version in /svn/trunk and ran it's newhidups drivers/newhidups here is what I get and it scrolls drivers/newhidups -DDD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=0d9f auto Network UPS Tools: 0.28 USB communication driver 0.28 - core 0.30 (2.1.0) ProductID: 0001 - Manufacturer: u

[Nut-upsuser] Networked APC

2006-08-01 Thread Matthew Isleb
Hi, I was wondering if there was any support in NUT for networked APC UPS's. All the configuration examples I see in the documentation are for USB/Serial connections to the UPS. I could mess around with serial/USB cables, but I'd really rather talk to the UPS over the network. I don't wan

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Barry Fawthrop
Thank Kjell even changing to 0D9F I get /lib/nut/newhidups - -u root -x vendorid=0d9f auto Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.28 (2.0.3) debug level is '4' Checking device (0D9F/0001) (001/003) - VendorID: 0d9f - ProductID: 0001 - Manufacturer: unknown - Product: unknown - Serial

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Jonathan Dion
Me again 8<---snipe then run drivers/newhidups -DD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=09df auto Oh yes, Kjell is right ! it is 0d9f. But I verified, no subdriver claim vendo 0d9f neither. If this is some type of USB to serial converter How then do I link or makr /dev/usb/hiddev0 something

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Jonathan Dion
Hello, I'm sorry, I didn't think to a little detail : On 8/1/06, Barry Fawthrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: /lib/nut/newhidups -DD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=09df auto Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.28 (2.0.3) Fatal error: 'generic' is not a valid flag for this driver. Look in

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Kjell Claesson
tis 2006-08-01 klockan 09:11 -0400 skrev Barry Fawthrop: > /lib/nut/newhidups -DD -u root -x vendorid=09df auto > Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.28 (2.0.3) > Here you state 09df as vendorID. > debug level is '2' > Checking device (0D9F/0001) (001/003) > - VendorID: 0d9f > - Product

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Barry Fawthrop
Hi Charles If this is some type of USB to serial converter How then do I link or makr /dev/usb/hiddev0 something like /dev/ttyS0 ? What would be the process here ? Thanks Barry Barry Fawthrop wrote: lsusb -v Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0d9f:0001 Powercom Co., Ltd Device Descriptor: bLeng

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Barry Fawthrop
/lib/nut/newhidups -DD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=09df auto Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.28 (2.0.3) Fatal error: 'generic' is not a valid flag for this driver. Look in the man page or call this driver with -h for a list of valid variable names and flags. =

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Kjell Claesson
Hi Barry, tis 2006-08-01 klockan 08:42 -0400 skrev Barry Fawthrop: > Hi Jonathan > > > To know that, run : > > newhidups -DD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=0d9f auto > > Look what is exposed, and see if another drivers expose the same > > variable. If it exist, modify the claim function so it cla

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Jonathan Dion
Hi Barry On 8/1/06, Barry Fawthrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Jonathan > To know that, run : > newhidups -DD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=0d9f auto > Look what is exposed, and see if another drivers expose the same > variable. If it exist, modify the claim function so it claim your UPS >

Re: [Nut-upsuser] Gentoo Ultra USB UPS

2006-08-01 Thread Barry Fawthrop
Hi Jonathan To know that, run : newhidups -DD -u root -x generic -x vendorid=0d9f auto Look what is exposed, and see if another drivers expose the same variable. If it exist, modify the claim function so it claim your UPS (and if it work, please send us a patch ^_^) I could not find a newhidu