Re: UPS on USB not detected
On Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 07:11:32PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> >
> > So I assume that the USB modules are all available and working, unless
> > I´m missing one.
>
> "cat /proc/usb/devices" and look for your UPS...
Proc fs is not enabled. There are lots of entries under /sys. But if
the USV is detected, wouldn´t lsusb show it?
> >> Does the unit attach a serial port?
> >
> > Yes, and it came with the serial cable. But I don´t have a serial port
> > on my computer. Even if I had one, nut doesn´t seem to have support for
> > the HP T750 via a serial cable but only via USB.
>
> How is that? Did you read it anywhere at Nut's site? :-?
The compatibility list says it´s supported by usbhid-ups.
> "usbhid-ups" is the driver to be used, not the port. I mean IIRC, you can
> define "usbhid-ups" as driver and "/dev/ttyS0" as serial port (or "auto"
> for USB").
Hm, that would be something I could eventually try.
> > If there´s some software supporting this UPS via a serial cable, I can
> > check if there´s a connector on the mainboard for a serial port, but
> > which software would that be?
>
> Nut should be just fine. More difficult is to find nowadays a serial port
> embedded in motherboard, they are becoming "extinct".
Yes, unfortunately ...
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