From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 27 23:44:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D43FC16A402 for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:44:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63F2513C459 for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:44:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l2RNhpL2072636; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:43:52 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070327184231.026eb018@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:43:44 -0500 To: "Michael P. Soulier" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20070327223927.GI11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20070326114932.025d2358@mail.computinginnovations.com> <20070327223927.GI11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: using nut-ups with apc UPS on USB X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:44:25 -0000 Which FreeBSD version are you running? In 6.X the devs are created automatically on bootup. In earlier versions you may need to make it. Look at the Makefile in /dev for the correct make option. -Derek At 05:39 PM 3/27/2007, Michael P. Soulier wrote: >On 26/03/07 Derek Ragona said: > > > I use nut-ups on a number of systems both attached to a UPS and some as > > network slaves. In all my systems I use UPS's that have serial interfaces > > and USB, but connect them via serial. > > > > If you read the docs on nut-ups you will see some drivers do support the > > USB's. You will need to specify the port in ups.conf typically in > > /usr/local/etc/nut > > The line would be: > > port = /dev/usb0 > > > > You can experiment with the port to get the right one. Nut will tell you > > if is can or cannot talk to the UPS. > >I don't seem to have a /dev/usb0 device file. Do I need to mknod it? > >Mike -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.