Nut upsuser - Mar 2011 - PowerShield Centurion 2000

G'day,

New toy, came with bundled software which is non-free, so I'm looking at
whether NUT can be convinced to play with the toy.  I've never used NUT
before.


OS name and version: Ubuntu 10.10

exact NUT version: 2.4.3-1ubuntu5

NUT installation method: Ubuntu package nut

exact device name and related information:

PowerShield Centurion 2000
http://powershield.com.au/products/centurion/
just purchased

# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial

# lsusb -v
[attached]

# dmesg | tail
[ 3599.632065] usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[ 3599.947982] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[ 3599.998434] generic-usb 0003:1941:8021.0001: hiddev96,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00
Device [HID 1941:8021] on usb-0000:00:1f.2-2/input0
[ 3600.015506] generic-usb 0003:0665:5161.0002: hiddev97,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11
Device [HID 0665:5161] on usb-0000:00:1f.2-1/input0
[ 3600.018920] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 3600.018931] usbhid: USB HID core driver

# /sbin/upsdrvctl start myups
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.3
Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.34 (2.4.3)
USB communication driver 0.31
No matching HID UPS found
Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

ups.conf:

[myups]
	driver = usbhid-ups
	port = auto
	vendorid = 0665

On the other hand, if I try megatec_usb, and chgrp nut the
/dev/bus/usb/001/004 entry, I get this:

# /sbin/upsdrvctl start myups
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.3
Network UPS Tools - Megatec protocol driver 1.6 (2.4.3)
Serial-over-USB transport layer 0.10
Startup timer elapsed, continuing...
# echo $?
1
#

And then shortly afterward:

ser_get_line: Device detached? (error -1: could not claim interface 0: Device or
resource busy)
Successfully reconnected

... and this repeats periodically.

-- 
James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x0665 Cypress Semiconductor
  idProduct          0x5161 USB to Serial
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer           3 
  iProduct                1 
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           34
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 None
      iInterface              0 
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.11
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      27
         Report Descriptors: 
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              12
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

Citeren James Cameron <quozl op laptop.org>:
> # lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0665:5161 Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial
Try the blazer_usb driver instead. Make sure that any remaining NUT  
drivers that may be running in the background are terminated. Chances  
are that multiple drivers are now fighting for control over the UPS.

If that doesn't work, start the driver in debug mode and post the  
first 15 seconds worth of output here:

     /path/to/blazer_usb -DDD -u root -a myups >  
PowerShield_Centurion_2000.log 2>&1

This will run the driver in the foreground and you'll have to kill it  
with Ctrl-C to stop it.

Best regards, Arjen
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