Re: UPS on USB not detected
On Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 05:13:35PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 17:39:55 +0100, lee wrote:
>
> > my UPS (HP T750 intl) which is plugged into an USB port with the
> > supplied USB cable is not detected. Nothing happens when I plug it out
> > or in, and I tried different USB ports. It´s the only USB device
> > connected, and lsusb only shows the host controllers but no USB devices.
> >
> > Other USB devices like card readers and USB disks work. Am I missing
> > some module?
>
> You're maybe missing the program to control your UPS unit (i.e., "nut" or
> maybe the manufacturer's own utils, if available).
>
> Before going with Nut, I would suggest you to look into the compatibility
> table for UPS devices and verify your UPS brand and model is listed here:
>
> http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/
Nut supports it via usbhid-ups. It´ll probably work once the UPS is
detected as USB device, so I figure the first problem that needs to be
solved is that the UPS isn´t detected at all.
I know why I hate USB ...
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