[Nut-upsuser] Powerware 5115 USB Issue

Kjell Claesson
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:12:08 -0000

OK Rich,

> Kjell,
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> >Try this. Start only the driver in debug mode.
> >/path/to/bcmxcp_usb -DD -a name -u root
>
> The response is no different than before.
>

This is strange. The only thing that can produce this is a already running
instant of bcmxcp_usb.

Check if you have any running bcmxcp process.

Did you compile the 2.4.1 from source ?
In that case, did you run configure --without-hal.

> >It should spit out some info from the ups. If it does, you have a
> > >permission error.
>
> Here are my permissions -- they look the same as yours.
>
> co-nh5:/tmp/mnt/projects/pwusb/nut-2.4.1# lsusb
> Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
> Bus 007 Device 005: ID 046b:ff10 American Megatrends, Inc.
> Bus 007 Device 004: ID 046b:ff01 American Megatrends, Inc.
> Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
> Bus 002 Device 009: ID 06da:0002 Phoenixtec Power Co., Ltd
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
> Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0463:ffff MGE UPS Systems UPS
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
> co-nh5:/tmp/mnt/projects/pwusb/nut-2.4.1# ls -l /dev/bus/usb/002/009
> crw-rw-r-- 1 root nut 189, 136 Sep 21 21:42 /dev/bus/usb/002/009
>

That looks OK. And I suppose the Phoenixtec is the only one
giving you trouble ?

/Kjell