From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 6 00:10:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06CE416A403 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:10:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from FS.denninger.net (wsip-70-169-168-7.pn.at.cox.net [70.169.168.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B66443D70 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:09:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.6/8.13.1) with SMTP id k9609uCV002632 for ; Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:09:57 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net [127.0.0.1] by Spamblock-sys (LOCAL); Thu Oct 5 19:09:56 2006 Received: (from karl@localhost) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.6/8.13.1/Submit) id k9609uPL002630 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:09:56 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl) Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:09:56 -0500 From: Karl Denninger To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061006000956.GC2473@FS.denninger.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20061005151925.GA1156@FS.denninger.net> <20061005190822.GA15547@icarus.home.lan> <20061005202144.GA11105@FS.denninger.net> <20061005210447.GA82687@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061005210447.GA82687@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Karl's Sushi and Packet Smashers X-Die-Spammers: Spammers cheerfully broiled for supper and served with ketchup! Subject: Re: Recommendations for a serial port card you can actually BUY? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:10:14 -0000 On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 04:04:47PM -0500, Brooks Davis wrote: > On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 03:21:44PM -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: > > > > FreeBSD's USB support has always been somewhat deficient. For example, > > apcupsd can't talk to their UPSs over the USB bus, even though the software > > itself knows how, because FreeBSD doesn't know what a UPS is and throws up > > its hands when you plug it in. > > This is false for at least the APC SmartUPS the machine I'm sending this > from is connected to. I wouldn't be suprised if it was true once, but > it isn't today. > > ugen0: American Power Conversion Smart-UPS 750 FW:651.12.D USB FW:4.2, rev 1.10/0.06, addr 2 Does apcupsd connect to it? I tried this back on 5.x and it failed miserably. It identified the unit, but wouldn't talk to it. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind