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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Hi Arnaud and Kjell,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Sorry for the slow reply.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=aquette.dev@gmail.com
href="mailto:aquette.dev@gmail.com">Arnaud Quette</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 24, 2009 7:59 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=greg_roll@hotmail.com
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=kjell.claesson@epost.tidanet.se
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Nut-upsuser] Nut and PowerWare 5115</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Greg,<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>2009/4/23 Greg <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Hi Arnaud and Kjell,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Please find answers below.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I also re-compiled 2.4.1 myself on Ubuntu and still
got the same issues/errors.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>ok, I think I've got it: how did you tried this one: recompiling the
deb package or the source.<BR>there is a udev change in 2.4.1 that is targeted
to Jaunty.<BR>udev rules were previously in /etc/udev/rules.d, and is now is
/lib/udev/rules.d<BR><BR>this means that the privileges won't be set correctly
if you use such a package on pre jaunty.<BR>if you went from source, well I'm
not sure.<BR><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I compiled from source but running on Ubuntu
8.10</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>I just did a clean compile of 2.4.1 on
Ubuntu 8.10 from source and after running ./configure make and make install.
upsdrvctl is not available.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>It exists in /usr/local/ups/bin but I
cannot run it. Very weird. So I would say my issues with the previous timeouts
was due to installing the DEB package and it not completely being
removed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>If you have anything you would like run or if there is
any other debugging I am happy to compile/run it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
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<DIV><BR>yep, I'm interested in a simple 'lsusb'<BR>then, validates the
privileges for both 2.2.2 and 2.4.1 with the data from lsubs (Bus and Dev)<BR>by
doing an "ls -l /dev/bus/usb/XXX/YYY" (and/or /proc/bus...
equivalent).<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Here is the output of lsusb and ls on Ubuntu 8.10
running nut 2.2.2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
face=Calibri>=========================================================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang="">
<P>Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0c45:63fa Microdia </P>
<P>Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub</P>
<P>Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0e0f:0002 </P>
<P>Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06da:0002 Phoenixtec Power Co., Ltd UPS</P>
<P>Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub</P>
<P>crw-rw-r-- 1 root nut 189, 3 2009-04-28 21:14 /dev/bus/usb/001/004</P>
<P>===================================================</P>
<P>I can't get an output of 2.4.1 as it wont compile now on Ubuntu
8.10.</P></SPAN></DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>Here is the output of lsusb and ls on
my QNAP running nut</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT
face=Calibri>=========================================================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>Bus 001 Device 005: ID 06da:0002
Phoenixtec Power Co., Ltd.<BR>Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04a9:10a5 Canon Inc.<BR>Bus
001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc.<BR>Bus 001 Device 001: ID
0000:0000 Virtual Hub<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>After plugging in device</DIV></FONT>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>-rw-r--r-- 1
admin administ 52 Apr 28
22:11 /proc/bus/usb/001/005</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>I think changed the permissions
to...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>-rw-rw-r-- 1
admin administ 52 Apr 28
22:11 /proc/bus/usb/001/005</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT
face=Calibri>=========================================================</DIV></FONT>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>After changing the permissions on my
QNAP above I still get the same output</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT
face=Calibri>=========================================================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>Network UPS Tools - UPS driver
controller 2.4.1<BR>Network UPS Tools - BCMXCP UPS driver 0.21 (2.4.1)<BR>USB
communication subdriver 0.17<BR>usb_set_debug: Setting debugging level to 3
(on)<BR>usb_os_init: Found USB VFS at /proc/bus/usb<BR>usb_os_find_busses: Found
001<BR>usb_os_find_busses: Skipping non bus directory
devices<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 005 on 001<BR>skipped 1 class/vendor
specific interface descriptors<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 004 on
001<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 001<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 001
on 001<BR>error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for
device<BR>error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for
device<BR>Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (data): got 32 bytes
instead of 116!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>USB error: error sending control
message: Connection timed out<BR>Communications with UPS lost: Receive error
(Request command): BLOCK: 0, COMMAND: 31!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>USB error: error sending control
message: Broken pipe<BR>Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request
command): BLOCK: 0, COMMAND: 31!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>USB error: error sending control
message: Broken pipe<BR>Communications with UPS lost: Receive error (Request
command): COMMAND: 31</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>RECONNECT USB DEVICE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>usb_os_find_busses: Found
001<BR>usb_os_find_busses: Skipping non bus directory
devices<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 005 on 001<BR>skipped 1 class/vendor
specific interface descriptors<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 004 on
001<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 002 on 001<BR>usb_os_find_devices: Found 001
on 001<BR>error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for
device<BR>error obtaining child information: Inappropriate ioctl for
device<BR>USB error: could not set config 1: Broken pipe<BR>Can't set POWERWARE
USB configuration<BR>Unable to find POWERWARE UPS device on USB bus</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>Things to try:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri> - Connect UPS device to USB
bus</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri> - Run this driver as another
user (upsdrvctl -u or 'user=...' in ups.conf).<BR> See upsdrvctl(8)
and ups.conf(5).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>Fatal error: unusable
configuration<BR>CLOSING</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri>Driver failed to start (exit
status=1)<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT
face=Calibri>=================================================================</DIV></FONT>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT face=Calibri></FONT>
<DIV><BR>my guess is that it's a permission issue.<BR>and you can validate it by
running the driver as root (ie bcmxcp_usb -u root ...)<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Unfortunately there is no change.</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I guess we can rule out ubuntu 8.10 and nut 2.41 being
an issue as that looks like some other issue not related to this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>So my 5115 works on 2.2.2 on ubuntu but I can't even get
nut 2.2.2 to work on my QNAP. (even after changing permissions on the USB
device)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Once again thanks for your help!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Is there anything else you can think of that I can try
to get nut 2.2.2 working on my QNAP??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=aquette.dev@gmail.com
href="mailto:aquette.dev@gmail.com" target=_blank>Arnaud Quette</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:31 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=greg_roll@hotmail.com
href="mailto:greg_roll@hotmail.com" target=_blank>Greg</A> ; <A
title=kjell.claesson@epost.tidanet.se
href="mailto:kjell.claesson@epost.tidanet.se" target=_blank>Kjell Claesson</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A
title="mailto:nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org"
target=_blank>nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Nut-upsuser] Nut and PowerWare
5115</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Greg,<BR><BR>I forgot to add that I'm interested in an upsc output of the
working version (ubuntu 8.10 with 2.2.2...)<BR></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Here you go</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>=============================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><A href="mailto:root@ubuntuvmp"
target=_blank>root@ubuntuvmp</A>:~# upsc <A href="mailto:PowerWare@localhost"
target=_blank>PowerWare@localhost</A><BR>ambient.temperature:
42<BR>battery.charge: 100<BR>battery.runtime: 2334<BR>battery.voltage:
13.47<BR><A href="http://driver.name" target=_blank>driver.name</A>:
bcmxcp_usb<BR>driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2<BR>driver.parameter.port:
auto<BR>driver.version: 2.2.2<BR>driver.version.internal:
0.14<BR>input.frequency: 50.34<BR>input.voltage: 249<BR>output.current:
0.0<BR>output.frequency: 50.34<BR>output.phases: 1<BR>output.voltage:
249<BR>output.voltage.nominal: 240<BR>ups.firmware: Cont:01.00
Inve:10.04<BR>ups.load: 10.2<BR>ups.model:
51150500A
500VA<BR>ups.power.nominal: 500<BR>ups.serial: UY196A0229<BR>ups.status:
OL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>=============================</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>everything is ok there.<BR>I still fail to see anything that can result
in the 2.4.1 issue you have.<BR> <BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>thanks (and sorry for top
posting)<BR>Arnaud<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>2009/4/22 Arnaud Quette <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
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<DIV>2009/4/21 Kjell Claesson <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
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target=_blank>kjell.claesson@epost.tidanet.se</A>></SPAN>
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class=gmail_quote>tisdag 21 april 2009 14:43:28 skrev Greg:<BR>>
Hi Kjell,<BR>><BR>Hi Greg,<BR>
<DIV><BR>> Sorry for the late reply been doing a lot of
testing.<BR></DIV>No problem.<BR>
<DIV><BR>> I got the package from<BR>> <A
href="http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/cs05q3armel/cross/stable/nut_2.4"
target=_blank>http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/cs05q3armel/cross/stable/nut_2.4</A>.<BR>>1-1_arm.ipk
It pretty much pre-compiled which are then extracted to the<BR>> device
on installation.<BR></DIV>OK.<BR>
<DIV><BR>><BR>> I tested nut and the 5115 under Ubuntu 8.10. Ubuntu
comes with nut 2.2.2 by<BR>> default which works fine. I installed
2.4.1 which does not work either.<BR>><BR></DIV>This is not so good.
Then we may have a bug introduced to the nut_usb.<BR>I cc this mail to
Arnaud.<BR>Arnaud can you run some tests on the PW5115 with NUT 2.4.1
?<BR>We may have broken something from version 2.2.2.<BR><BR>But it may be
the package also but I think Arnaud is working on that
to.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><BR>well, the packages (and ipk are iirc kinda simplified debs) are
quite straighforward.<BR>the "nut" package (for example on Ubuntu) includes
the core and the serial/usb drivers, with the udev file and so on. the hal
support is in another packages that is conflicting with the "nut" one (in
order to avoid runtime conflict between the classic and hal
drivers).<BR><BR></DIV>
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class=gmail_quote>The error:<BR>
<DIV>> USB error: could not set config 1: Device or resource
busy<BR>> Can't set POWERWARE USB configuration<BR>> Unable to find
POWERWARE UPS device on USB bus<BR></DIV>Is indicating that something is
already running.<BR>Did you check that the debug run was the only thing
running at the moment.<BR>
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<DIV><BR>yup, 2nded.<BR>Greg: can you try again this test please.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Yes it was the only thing running. I even restarted
a few times and tried a few more times.</FONT><BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>> So I compiled and installed 2.2.2 on my QNAP device and it still
doesn't<BR>> work.<BR>> 2.2.2 was compiled on my QNAP without HAL
support just USB support.<BR></DIV>Yes, and I see that you get the same
error as you get on 2.4.1 on the QNAP.<BR><BR>The problem is that I don't
have any 5115 to test this on. So I hope that<BR>Arnaud can test this. My
PW3105 is running fine on usb on 2.4.1.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>I've just made some test on PW5115 500i (500VA), nut 2.4.1(-2 ;
packaged) on an Ubuntu 8.10. Everything was fine. same goes for 2.2.2 (from
source this time)<BR>the firmwares are:<BR>- USB: 01.00<BR>-
Main:10.04<BR><BR>This is the only 5115 I have underhand, but what is
puzzling me is the exact model name:<BR>- mine (with 2.2.2) displays "Model
= PW5115 500i 500VA"<BR>-
while Greg's displays "Model =
51150500A 500VA"<BR><BR>a subtle
difference! though the 2 firmwares (USB and main) are identical.<BR>iirc,
this value (the name) can be changed. Have you done so Greg?<BR></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I was unaware about changing the name of the UPS. I
have not done this.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><BR>I'm still learning PW, and will have to check with the PW people
there.<BR>more info soon<BR><BR>cheers,<BR>Arnaud<BR><FONT color=#888888>--
<BR>Linux / Unix Expert R&D - Eaton - <A
href="http://www.eaton.com/mgeops"
target=_blank>http://www.eaton.com/mgeops</A><BR>Network UPS Tools (NUT)
Project Leader - <A href="http://www.networkupstools.org/"
target=_blank>http://www.networkupstools.org/</A><BR>Debian Developer - <A
href="http://www.debian.org" target=_blank>http://www.debian.org</A><BR>Free
Software Developer - <A href="http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/"
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