From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 27 18:16:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 657A716A4CE for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:16:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from heisenberg.zen.co.uk (heisenberg.zen.co.uk [212.23.3.141]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB69243D48 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:16:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stacey@vickiandstacey.com) Received: from [82.68.31.177] (helo=Demon.vickiandstacey.com) by heisenberg.zen.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BpWUq-0007K6-GA; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:16:16 +0000 Received: from crom.vickiandstacey.com (crom [192.168.1.10]) i6RIGLWe005640; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:16:21 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from stacey@vickiandstacey.com) Received: from crom.vickiandstacey.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i6RIG2bg069893; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:16:07 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from stacey@crom.vickiandstacey.com) Received: (from stacey@localhost) by crom.vickiandstacey.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i6RIFvSm069892; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:15:57 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from stacey) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:15:57 +0100 From: Stacey Roberts To: Lars.Koeller@Uni-Bielefeld.de Message-ID: <20040727181557.GE495@crom.vickiandstacey.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="6lCXDTVICvIQMz0h" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Originating-Heisenberg-IP: [82.68.31.177] cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: apcupsd vs FreeBSD-5.2.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:16:18 -0000 --6lCXDTVICvIQMz0h Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Hello, I've installed apcupsd (latest in ports) on a FreeBSD-5.2.x server. The server has an APC BackUPS Pro 1000i ups system connected to it via the APC supplied 940-0020B serial signalling cable. After installing apcupsd, the message from pkg-message appears, instructing the following: ************************************************** NOTE IF you install a apcupsd server: Change to /dev and create a softlink to usv from the serial line the USV is connected to, e.g. cd /dev ln -s cuaa1 usv Read the MANUAL to do site specific configuration assigenments! Especially have a detailed look into the chapter describing the shutdown procedure. ************************************************** So this is what I did. Here's what I've then figured I need to do for my apcupsd.conf file: ## apcupsd.conf v1.1 ## # # for apcupsd release 3.10.13 (16 April 2004) - freebsd # # "apcupsd" POSIX config file # # ========= General configuration parameters ============ # # UPSNAME xxx # Use this to give your UPS a name in log files and such. This # is particulary useful if you have multiple UPSes. This does not # set the EEPROM. UPSNAME apc # # UPSCABLE [ simple | smart | ether | usb | # 940-0119A | 940-0127A | 940-0128A | 940-0020B | # 940-0020C | 940-0023A | 940-0024B | 940-0024C | # 940-1524C | 940-0024G | 940-0095A | 940-0095B | # 940-0095C | M-04-02-2000 ] # # defines the type of cable that you have. UPSCABLE 940-0020B # # Old types, still valid, are mapped to the new drivers # # keyword driver used # UPSTYPE [ backups dumb # | sharebasic dumb # | netups dumb # | backupspro apcsmart # | smartvsups apcsmart # | newbackupspro apcsmart # | backupspropnp apcsmart # | smartups apcsmart # | matrixups apcsmart # | sharesmart apcsmart # # *** New driver names. They can be used directly # rather than using one of the above aliases. # # UPSTYPE [ dumb | apcsmart | net | usb | snmp | test] # # defines the type of UPS you have. UPSTYPE dumb # # #DEVICE /dev/ # name of your UPS device # # Here a table of the possible devices related with the UPS drivers. # # NOTE!!! for USB devices, please use a form indicated below # including the [0-15] as written! # # Driver Device Description # dumb /dev/tty** Serial character device # apcsmart /dev/tty** Serial character device # usb /dev/usb/hiddev[0-15] On most systems # net hostname:port Network link to a master apcupsd # through NIS # snmp hostname:port:vendor:community # SNMP Network link to an SNMP-enabled # UPS device. Vendor is the MIB used by # the UPS device: can be "APC" or "RFC" # where APC is the powernet MIB and RFC # is the IETF's rfc1628 UPS-MIB. # Port is usually 161. DEVICE /dev/usv # #LOCKFILE # path for serial port lock file LOCKFILE /var/spool/lock # Note in the above, that UPSTYPE is set to "dumb", as with the type being set to backupspro (which is what I would have thought I should need), apcupsd complains that the wrong upstype has been configured, and that its decided to use backups instead. The "DEVICE /dev/usv" is also there by default, and I didn't change this, thinking that this is somehow related to the message in pkg-message. However, despite my being able to start apcupsd fromcmdline okay enough, on reboot, apcupsd does not start. I've (after backing up the original), copied the sample shell startup file to apcupsd.sh and checked that its executable: -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1486 Jul 25 14:10 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apcupsd.sh* So, why is it not starting automatically on reboot? The other problem I've got is that with the instruction to create a soft link for /dev/usv, on reboot, that soft link is of course disappears, so I have to manually recreate that soft link again, before (again) manually starting apcupsd from cmdline. Is there something that I've missed out somewhere that is causing apcupsd not to start automatically on reboot? Here is what I am able to see fromk apcaccess status: $ apcaccess status localhost:3551 APC : 001,019,0499 DATE : Mon Jul 26 20:50:45 BST 2004 HOSTNAME : thor.vickiandstacey.com RELEASE : 3.10.13 VERSION : 3.10.13 (16 April 2004) freebsd UPSNAME : apc CABLE : APC Cable 940-0020B MODEL : DUMB UPS Driver UPSMODE : Stand Alone STARTTIME: Mon Jul 26 20:45:10 BST 2004 STATUS : ONLINE MBATTCHG : 5 Percent MINTIMEL : 3 Minutes MAXTIME : 0 Seconds NUMXFERS : 0 TONBATT : 0 seconds CUMONBATT: 0 seconds XOFFBATT : N/A STATFLAG : 0x02000008 Status Flag END APC : Mon Jul 26 20:50:45 BST 2004 $ If there is any more information I should post that would of use to anyone wanting to assist, please let me know. Thanks for the time. 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