[Nut-upsuser] HP/Compaq Rackmount UPS Support?

Sun Nov 13 18:02:19 UTC 2005

Hi Kjell,

I'm having a bit of trouble getting the driver to load. I am using nut 2.0.2
and bcmxcp 0.08 I downloaded from
<http://web.telia.com/~u50205618/downloads.html>

Here is my current ups.conf

[root at encoda02 etc]# pwd
/usr/local/ups/etc
[root at encoda02 etc]# cat ups.conf
[hpr5500]
        driver = bcmxcp
        port = /dev/ttyS0
        baud_rate = 19200
        desc = "Encoda02"

Here is what I get:

[root at encoda02 etc]# /usr/local/ups/bin/upsdrvctl start
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.2
Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.08 (2.0.2)

Fatal error: 'baud_rate' is not a valid variable name for this driver.

Look in the man page or call this driver with -h for a list of
valid variable names and flags.

Without the line
        baud_rate = 19200
I get:

[root at encoda02 etc]# cat ups.conf
[hpr5500]
        driver = bcmxcp
        port = /dev/ttyS0
#       baud_rate = 19200
        desc = "Encoda02"

[root at encoda02 etc]# /usr/local/ups/bin/upsdrvctl start
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.2
Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.08 (2.0.2)

Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (PW_COMMAND_START_BYTE): -1!!!

Communications with UPS lost: Error executing command
Could not communicate with the ups: Success
Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

I have verified that the /dev/ttyS0 works with a serial breakout box and
minicom. If I disconnect the serial cable at the UPS and use a jumper on the
breakout box to wrap the data from pin 2 to 3, I get character echos on
minicom. I followed the instructions about ownership and permissions for
/dev/ttyS0.

This is RHEL3.
[root at encoda02 etc]# uname -a
Linux encoda02 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 12 23:35:44 EST 2005 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux

When I tried to find reference to baud_rate in the bcmxcp driver, there were
none.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Denny

-----Original Message-----
From: Kjell Claesson [mailto:kjell.claesson at telia.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:36 AM
To: Denny Fox
Subject: RE: [Nut-upsuser] HP/Compaq Rackmount UPS Support?

Hi Denny.

Btw if you don't set the baud_rate in the config, it goes into
baud-hunting. And it would report the rate it connect at.

Then you may set it in the config to get a faster start-up.
Look at the man page for the driver.

Pleas report any problems/success to me.

Kjell

mån 2005-11-07 klockan 09:57 -0600 skrev Denny Fox:
> Great! Thanks for the info...
> 
> Denny 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nut-upsuser-bounces at lists.alioth.debian.org
> [mailto:nut-upsuser-bounces at lists.alioth.debian.org] On Behalf Of Kjell
> Claesson
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:43 AM
> To: Denny Fox
> Cc: nut-upsuser at lists.alioth.debian.org
> Subject: Re: [Nut-upsuser] HP/Compaq Rackmount UPS Support?
> 
> Hi.
> 
> Try the bcmxcp driver in the cvs.
> I have them listed as bcmxcp compatible ups'es.
> 
> http://web.telia.com/~u50205618/compatibility.html
> 
> Kjell
> 
> 
> mån 2005-11-07 klockan 08:58 -0600 skrev Denny Fox:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have an HP R5500XR and a Compaq R3000XR that I would like to use with
> nut.
> > I searched the compatibility lists and the mail list archives but
couldn't
> > find anything.
> > 
> > They both have 9 pin serial ports.
> > 
> > Can anyone give me any information about them, and if they are supported
> by
> > nut?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Denny Fox
> > 
> > 
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