Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:43:44 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: using nut-ups with apc UPS on USB Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20070327184231.026eb018@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <20070327223927.GI11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> References: <fb6605670703251918s13c1eee2r27d7fe292a75e4fe@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20070326114932.025d2358@mail.computinginnovations.com> <20070327223927.GI11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca>
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Which FreeBSD version are you running? In 6.X the devs are created
automatically on bootup. In earlier versions you may need to make
it. Look at the Makefile in /dev for the correct make option.
-Derek
At 05:39 PM 3/27/2007, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
>On 26/03/07 Derek Ragona said:
>
> > I use nut-ups on a number of systems both attached to a UPS and some as
> > network slaves. In all my systems I use UPS's that have serial interfaces
> > and USB, but connect them via serial.
> >
> > If you read the docs on nut-ups you will see some drivers do support the
> > USB's. You will need to specify the port in ups.conf typically in
> > /usr/local/etc/nut
> > The line would be:
> > port = /dev/usb0
> >
> > You can experiment with the port to get the right one. Nut will tell you
> > if is can or cannot talk to the UPS.
>
>I don't seem to have a /dev/usb0 device file. Do I need to mknod it?
>
>Mike
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