USB UPS on Debian

Leslie A Rhorer · *nix forums beginner Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 14

Hello,

I'm running the Debian Woody distro with the 2.6.10 kernel, and I'm
trying to get a USB UPS working with this server. I have an APC and a
Belkin, or I couyld get some other brand, I suppose. I don't have a spare
serial port. I've tried loading the software which comes from Belkin and
APC as well as apcupsd, but so far no joy. The APC package will not
install. I've tried the RPM package, converting it to Debian, and I've
tried the tarball. Both seem to have problems at one point or other with
Java and/or missing files. Belkin's bulldog software is extrmely easy to
load, and the monitor software come up just fine, but the UPS daemon (upsd)
cannot find the UPS. The docs say to simply specify /dev/usb, which I do,
but /dev/usb is a directory, not a device. Nonetheless, upsd doesn't
complain about the /dev target, but it does say it can't speak with the UPS.
I know the USB port is working at least to some extent, because the kernel
reports the correct UPS type. For example, dmesg shows:

hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0300, change 0003, 1.5 Mb/s
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 1-1: usb_disable_device nuking all URBs
usb 1-1: unregistering interface 1-1:1.0
drivers/usb/core/file.c: removing 96 minor
drivers/usb/core/file.c: release_usb_class_dev - hiddev0
usb 1-1:1.0: hotplug
usb 1-1: unregistering device
usb 1-1: hotplug
hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x300
uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: suspend_hc
uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: wakeup_hc
hub 1-0:1.0: state 5 ports 2 chg fffc evt 0002
uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: port 1 portsc 01ab,00
hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0301, change 0003, 1.5 Mb/s
hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x301
usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-1: skipped 1 descriptor after interface
usb 1-1: new device strings: Mfr=4, Product=20, SerialNumber=0
usb 1-1: default language 0x0409
usb 1-1: Product: Belkin UPS
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Belkin
usb 1-1: hotplug
usb 1-1: adding 1-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
usb 1-1:1.0: hotplug
usbhid 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
usbhid 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
drivers/usb/core/file.c: looking for a minor, starting at 96
hiddev96: USB HID v1.11 Device [Belkin Belkin UPS] on usb-0000:00:07.2-1
hub 1-0:1.0: state 5 ports 2 chg fffc evt 0002

Does anyone know how I coulkd get one of these UPS units working with
Debian and 2.6.10? I've come across numerous posts on the web, but none
seem to apply completely, and most are way out of date, often referring to
Kernel 2.4 or even 2.2.

John-Paul Stewart · *nix forums Guru Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 497

Leslie A Rhorer wrote:

Leslie A Rhorer · *nix forums beginner Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 14

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Leslie A Rhorer · *nix forums beginner Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 14

OK, I've got nut, but I don't have a SmartUPS. Where can I find the
correct syntax for the config file?

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