From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 30 18:13:35 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 94A391065677; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:13:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mad@madpilot.net) Received: from smtpi2.ngi.it (smtpi2.ngi.it [88.149.128.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 017338FC16; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:13:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mad@madpilot.net) Received: from megatron.madpilot.net (88-149-173-206.static.ngi.it [88.149.173.206]) by smtpi2.ngi.it (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m3UGH0NC017856; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:17:00 +0200 Received: by megatron.madpilot.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3A696130C71; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:17:00 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:17:00 +0200 From: Guido Falsi To: Robert Huff Message-ID: <20080430161700.GA7248@megatron.madpilot.net> References: <2a2e30e80804300831r78f6a3a2j634f94877d75a32@mail.gmail.com> <18456.39202.134250.307801@jerusalem.litteratus.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <18456.39202.134250.307801@jerusalem.litteratus.org> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: ports@freebsd.org, itetcu@freebsd.org, Mike Stammer Subject: Re: 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 18:13:35 -0000 On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:06:58PM -0400, Robert Huff wrote: > > 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. Just to give my 2 cents, I can confirm the statement. I have a machine(BTW the one originating this email) using an APC UPS connected via USA with apcupsd AND the uhid device line. -- Guido Falsi