From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 30 16:07:04 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAE3D1065672 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:07:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D74F8FC1E for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:07:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 30 Apr 2008 12:07:03 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.8.6-GA) with ESMTP id OPQ83423; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:07:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 209-6-22-188.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.22.188]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 30 Apr 2008 12:06:58 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18456.39202.134250.307801@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:06:58 -0400 To: "Mike Stammer" In-Reply-To: <2a2e30e80804300831r78f6a3a2j634f94877d75a32@mail.gmail.com> References: <2a2e30e80804300831r78f6a3a2j634f94877d75a32@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: ports@freebsd.org, itetcu@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd port: apcupsd-3.14.3_1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:07:05 -0000 Mike Stammer writes: > Last night i installed apcupsd and there was a post install message > mentioning to comment out the following in the kernel: > > device uhid # "Human Interface Devices" > > i do not think this is necessary anymore as I, in the process of > determining my first UPS was bad, tried a kernel both with and without > the line above commented out. > > I now have apcupsd running with the line above uncommented in my > kernel after exchanging my UPS for another one. > > The model UPS I am using is an APC BX900. > > Can the post install message be altered to remove the recommendation > to comment out the device shown above? _If_ this is true (not doubting, just saying it's a significant change and needs to be thoroughly tested), the APCUPSD authors need to know so they can make the change in the souce. Robert Huff