http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=586751 mentions commit
163d5fc3 which was supposed to fix the problem.
commit 163d5fc355670722ce45893e5af60ea4bde06a82
Author: Richard Hughes rich...@hughsie.com
Date: Mon Sep 20 16:22:45 2010 +0100
Do not continue to poll the serial port if
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: upower (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Title:
According to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=586751,
this was fixed in 0.9.5-5 -- apparently it has regressed (I see upowerd
grab my /dev/ttyUSB0, which is not a Watts Up device, and never let go).
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #586751
This bug is due to a udev rule in /lib/udev/rules.d/95-upower-wup.rules.
This udev rule erroneously assumes that USB VID:PID 0403:6001 is
assigned to Watts Up? Pro from Watts Up Inc. The VID:PID is rather
assiged to a FT232 USB Serial adapter chip from FTDI Inc. The FT232 is a
generic electronic
