Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:37:29 -0500 From: "J. Seth Henry" <jshamlet@comcast.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Problems with ATEN UC232 & apcupsd Message-ID: <200401281037.29435.jshamlet@comcast.net>
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Hey guys/gals, I realize this may not be a FreeBSD problem, but I thought I'd post it and see if anyone else has seen it. I want to connect an APC SmartUPS to a "legacy-free" FreeBSD system. I recently used another of these USB to serial converters with a home automation system, and it seems to work fairly well - but for some reason, the apcupsd software will not work with the converter. Here is the dmesg output for the device: uplcom1: ATEN International Serial adapter, rev 1.10/0.01, addr 3 I don't get any errors in the dmesg output, but the apcupsd daemon errors out saying it can't communicate with the UPS. I know the converter "seems" to work, as I can cat /dev/ucom1, and I get a stream of "SM" messages (from the UPS), and I can even log in interactively using tip (I have a management card in the UPS). Any ideas what's going on? Alternately, this UPS does have a USB port. Is there a way a to get FreeBSD to use it via that method? Thanks, Seth Henry
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