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    • L
      LostInIgnorance
      last edited by

      Yeah that's what it shows in the logs.

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      • G
        GLR
        last edited by

        Hello,

        Same issue on ALIX 2C3 / pfSense 1.2.3 with a Eaton Ellipse ASR 600 USBS (ex. MGE APC) connected through the USB cable :

        dmesg

        unknown: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 2) disconnected

        usbdevs -v

        Controller /dev/usb0:
        addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000), AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00
        port 1 powered
        port 2 addr 2: low speed, power 20 mA, config 1, ELLIPSE(0xffff), EATON(0x0463), rev 0.01
        port 3 powered
        port 4 powered
        Controller /dev/usb1:
        addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), AMD(0x0000), rev 1.00
        port 1 powered
        port 2 powered
        port 3 powered
        port 4 powered

        cat ups.conf

        [mgeups]
               driver = usbhid-ups
               port = /dev/usb0
               desc = "Office Ellipse ASR600 UPS"

        /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut start

        Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
        Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.34 (2.4.1)
        USB communication driver 0.31
        No matching HID UPS found
        Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

        /usr/local/libexec/nut/usbhid-ups -a mgeups

        Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.34 (2.4.1)
        USB communication driver 0.31
        No matching HID UPS found

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          Just to be clear, have these ever worked? Or did they used to work and now stopped?

          Because if FreeBSD doesn't pick up on a driver for the UPS when it's plugged in, NUT may not see it either.

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          • G
            GLR
            last edited by

            On my side, this is the first attempt…

            I may try through the serial cable.

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            • jimpJ
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
              last edited by

              Then that UPS may not be supported on FreeBSD.

              Is it in the list of available choices in NUT?

              Or did you just choose a closer or generic model?

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              • G
                GLR
                last edited by

                This one :

                cat driver.list | grep "Ellipse ASR USBS 600"

                "Eaton" "Ellipse ASR USBS 600/750/1000/1500 VA"        "USB cable"    "usbhid-ups"
                "Eaton" "Ellipse ASR USBS 600/750/1000/1500 VA"        "Serial cable"  "mge-shut or newmge-shut"
                "MGE Office Protection Systems" "Ellipse ASR USBS 600/750/1000/1500 VA"        "USB cable"    "usbhid-ups"
                "MGE Office Protection Systems" "Ellipse ASR USBS 600/750/1000/1500 VA"        "Serial cable"  "mge-shut or newmge-shut"

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                • jimpJ
                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                  last edited by

                  It would have to be a driver issue for you at that point then, if it's plugged in but the NUT driver doesn't see it.

                  I haven't checked in a couple weeks but as of a month ago or so we are on the most current version of NUT.

                  You could try a 2.0 snapshot to see if it behaves any differently.

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                  • G
                    GLR
                    last edited by

                    Not better through the serial cable :

                    cat ups.conf

                    [mge-ups]
                    driver=mge-shut
                    port=/dev/ttyd0

                    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut.sh start

                    starting mge-shut
                    Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
                    Network UPS Tools - MGE UPS SYSTEMS/SHUT driver 0.68 (2.4.1)
                    No communication with UPS
                    Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
                    mge-shut failed to start

                    /usr/local/libexec/nut/mge-shut -a mge-ups

                    Network UPS Tools - MGE UPS SYSTEMS/SHUT driver 0.68 (2.4.1)
                    No communication with UPS

                    cat ups.conf

                    [mge-ups]
                    driver=newmge-shut
                    port=/dev/ttyd0

                    /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut start

                    Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
                    Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.34 (2.4.1)
                    MGE SHUT communication driver 0.81
                    Warning: This is an experimental driver.
                    Some features may not function correctly.

                    No matching HID UPS found
                    Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Port should be /dev/cuad0 and not a ttyd device

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                      • G
                        GLR
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for your help !

                        Now : port locked

                        /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut start

                        Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
                        Network UPS Tools - MGE UPS SYSTEMS/SHUT driver 0.68 (2.4.1)

                        Unable to open /dev/cuad0: Device busy

                        Current user id: uucp (66)
                        Serial port owner: uucp (66)
                        Serial port group: dialer (68)
                            Mode of port: 0660

                        Things to try:

                        • Use another port (with the right permissions)

                        • Fix the port owner/group or permissions on this port

                        • Run this driver as another user (upsdrvctl -u or 'user=…' in ups.conf).
                            See upsdrvctl(8) and ups.conf(5).

                        Fatal error: unusable configuration
                        Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

                        ll /dev/cuad*

                        crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0,  41 Jan  1  2000 /dev/cuad0
                        crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0,  42 Jan  1  2000 /dev/cuad0.init
                        crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0,  43 Jan  1  2000 /dev/cuad0.lock
                        crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0,  47 Jan  1  2000 /dev/cuad1
                        crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0,  48 Jan  1  2000 /dev/cuad1.init
                        crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0,  49 Jan  1  2000 /dev/cuad1.lock

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                        • jimpJ
                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                          last edited by

                          Oh yeah, you were on an ALIX. Its serial port is already in use for the console output and can't be used for anything else.

                          Though if you had a second serial port, that would be cuad1, at least on 1.2.x… on 2.0 they're cuau0/1, and USB to serial adapters are cuaU0/1/etc. Look for any /dev/cua*

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                          • G
                            GLR
                            last edited by

                            Hello,

                            As you can see above, I indeed have a cuad1 device, but again :

                            cat ups.conf

                            [mge-ups]
                                    driver=mge-shut
                                    port=/dev/cuad1

                            /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut start

                            Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
                            Network UPS Tools - MGE UPS SYSTEMS/SHUT driver 0.68 (2.4.1)
                            No communication with UPS
                            Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

                            Are the device rights correct ?

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                            • V
                              vmb
                              last edited by

                              I have the same problem with a Cyberpower Systems Value 600E using the USB interface. The problem is in the FreeBSD kernel. Either the FreeBSD core needs to be patched, the pfSense distro needs to be patched or we as individuals make our own custom pfSense kernels for our own use.

                              http://www.mail-archive.com/nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org/msg04580.html

                              http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=usb/115935

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                              • jimpJ
                                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                last edited by

                                Try 2.0 first then to see if it works there. pfSense 2.0 is based off of FreeBSD 8.1, and has a different set of patches. Not sure if we include that one, but it's possible.

                                If it works on 2.0, it's likely an OS issue and can't/won't be fixed on 1.2.x (unless you want to go through the trouble of making your own custom kernel…)

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