Nut,usb and installation
Matthew Saltzman
mjs at ces.clemson.edu
Sat Sep 24 12:31:22 UTC 2005
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, david walcroft wrote:
> Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, david walcroft wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm trying to set up my ups [Powermate 3105] so far :
>>>
>>> 1/ It's recognised as 'Vendor=0592 Prodid=0002'
>>>
>>> 2/ Kernel message : 'reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: new low speed USB device
>>> using uhci_hcd and address 2'
>>>
>>> I installed 'CheckUPS' from Powermate.com.au
>>>
>>> Read posts at marc.theaimsgroup, didn't appear to help (serial connections
>>> as against usb)
>>>
>>> Have problems in understanding which port or pipe to use.
>>>
>>> similar problem in uderstanding how you start it running and the config
>>> files for me are murder to work through.
>>>
>>> I realy need someone to help me install/run Nut/CheckUPS
>>>
>>> Thanks david
>>
>>
>> ALthough there's no documentation refrerring to it, you need to configure
>> nut in FC using /etc/sysconfig/ups. Things that you can set there need to
>> be set there. Other things are configured using the files in /etc/ups.
>>
>> Also, there's a bug against the kernel (can't get to Bugzilla to check the
>> number just now due to flakey net connection) regarding the hidups driver
>> and unhandled interrupts that may cause you problems (unless it's fixed in
>> the latest updates-testing kernel).
>>
> Matthew,
> Progress so far,read Bugzilla Bug 164051 and 160700 Very helpful
> upgraded to nut 2.0.2.1 and able start nut with the result :
>
> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo service ups restart
> Stopping UPS monitor: [FAILED]
> Stopping upsd: [FAILED]
> Shutting down Powermate-3105: [FAILED]
> Starting Powermate-3105: /etc/init.d/functions: line 148:
> /sbin/Powermate-3105: No such file or directory
> [FAILED]
> Starting upsd: Network UPS Tools upsd 2.0.2
> Can't chdir to /var/run/nut: No such file or directory
> [FAILED]
> Starting UPS monitor (master): Network UPS Tools upsmon 2.0.1
> UPS: genericups at reddwarf (master) (power value 1)
> Using power down flag file /etc/killpower
>
> [ OK ]
> But not able to tell if nut is doing anything.
What's in /etc/sysconfig/ups?
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Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
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