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Date:      Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:36:00 +1100 (EST)
From:      Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
To:        Frank <frank_s@bellsouth.net>
Cc:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Steven Friedrich <freebsd@insightbb.com>
Subject:   Re: [Bulk] Re: USB problems on 8.0-STABLE
Message-ID:  <20100113112700.M41296@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001090651220.1445@Ace.nina.org>
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On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Frank wrote:
 > On Fri, 8 Jan 2010, Warren Block wrote:
 > 
 > > Do you have DEVICE /dev/ugen0.2 in apcupsd.conf?
 > 
 > No, just DEVICE
 > 
 > > From the online manual:
 > 
 > If you have a USB UPS, the essential elements of your apcupsd.conf file
 > should look like the following:
 > 
 > ## apcupsd.conf v1.1 ##
 > UPSCABLE usb
 > UPSTYPE usb
 > DEVICE
 > LOCKFILE /var/lock
 > UPSCLASS standalone
 > UPSMODE disable
 > 
 > Notice that we have not specified a device. In doing so, apcupsd will try all
 > the well known USB ports.
 >
 > > > I don't understand why usbdevs can't find any controllers and apcupsd
 > > > can't find any device while the kernel and usbconfig can find it all.
 > > 
 > > upsdevs: probably obsolete.  As for apcupsd, I don't think it can auto-scan
 > > for USB devices, but haven't used it with USB.
 > 
 > See above.

Frank, have you actually tried specifying DEVICE /dev/ugen0.2 ?

Maybe that port syntax is not 'well known' to apcupsd?  Just a punt.

cheers, Ian



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