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Date:      Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:15:58 +1030
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Cc:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, Steven Friedrich <freebsd@insightbb.com>
Subject:   Re: [Bulk] Re: USB problems on 8.0-STABLE
Message-ID:  <201001131216.12361.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <20100113112700.M41296@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001081737490.1449@Ace.nina.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001090651220.1445@Ace.nina.org> <20100113112700.M41296@sola.nimnet.asn.au>

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On Wed, 13 Jan 2010, Ian Smith wrote:
>  > Notice that we have not specified a device. In doing so, apcupsd
>  > will try all the well known USB ports.
>  >
>  > > > I don't understand why usbdevs can't find any controllers and
>  > > > apcupsd can't find any device while the kernel and usbconfig
>  > > > can find it all.
>  > >
>  > > upsdevs: probably obsolete.  As for apcupsd, I don't think it
>  > > can auto-scan for USB devices, but haven't used it with USB.
>  >
>  > See above.
>
> Frank, have you actually tried specifying DEVICE /dev/ugen0.2 ?
>
> Maybe that port syntax is not 'well known' to apcupsd?  Just a punt.

Does apcupsd change user? If so, does that user have permissions to=20
access the USB device nodes?

You might want to try sysutils/nut, that should work with an APC USB=20
UPS.

=2D-=20
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