On 02/09/2017 04:02 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 02/09/2017 03:15 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 02/09/2017 06:05 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
>>> On 02/09/2017 02:25 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 02/09/2017 04:59 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
>>>>> On 02/09/2017 01:45 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>> Tripp Lite has their UPS management software available for Fedora
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fedora 8
>>>>>>
>>>>>> that is. SHEESH!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Other that squeezing the source out of them and doing a build on a
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> modern Fedora, does anyone know of a UPS management software that will
>>>>>> work with Tripp Lite UPS?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, I have been using Tripp Lite products since '84, so please don't
>>>>>> recommend another brand of UPS.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Have you looked at NUT (Network Ups Tools)? It handles Tripp Lite and a
>>>>> whole bunch of others. Here's a list of the Tripp Lite stuff it
>>>>> manages:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://networkupstools.org/ddl/Tripp_Lite/
>>>>>
>>>>> It's available from the standard repos:
>>>>>
>>>>> nut.x86_64 2.7.4-4.fc25 fedora
>>>>> nut-cgi.x86_64 2.7.4-4.fc25 fedora
>>>>> nut-client.x86_64 2.7.4-4.fc25 fedora
>>>>> nut-devel.x86_64 2.7.4-4.fc25 fedora
>>>>> nut-xml.x86_64 2.7.4-4.fc25 fedora
>>>>>
>>>> Looks like I need usbhid-ups, but can't find it.
>>>>
>>>> Plus little information on how to work with this interface.
>>> That's part of the main nut package, along with a man page:
>>>
>>> [root@prophead ~]# rpm -ql nut | grep usbhid
>>> /usr/sbin/usbhid-ups
>>> /usr/share/man/man8/usbhid-ups.8.gz
>>
>> OK. I did not have the cable plugged in right to the UPS.
>>
>> I am now seeing /dev/hidraw0, but NUT wants a host/port. I assume
>> localhost, but what port is hidraw0 mapping to?
>
> I don't use nut myself, but grazing the man pages, you'd use
> something like this in the ups.conf file:
>
> [tripplite]
> driver = usbhid-ups
> port = auto
> vendorid = <vendor-id-from-lsusb>
>
> Do an "lsusb" and see what vendor ID is shown for your UPS. For example,
> scanning my USB bus, I see this sort of thing:
>
> [root@prophead ups]# lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8009 Intel Corp.
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0bc2:ab21 Seagate RSS LLC Backup Plus Slim
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0411:00a2 BUFFALO INC. (formerly MelCo., Inc.)
>
> I do NOT have a Tripp Lite UPS, but let's just say that the "BUFFALO
> INC." thing is my Tripp Lite. I'd set up my ups.conf thus:
>
> [tripplite]
> driver = usbhid-ups
> bus = "003"
> port = auto
> vendorid = 0411
>
> The "bus = " isn't really necessary, but it'll keep the system from
> scanning ALL of your USB buses. I think that's all you need.
Oh, I forgot one thing. Make sure you add the udev rule needed. On my
system, you'd need to:
sudo cp /lib/udev/rules.d/62-nut-usbups.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
sudo udevadm -R (or reboot to make sure the new rule is used)
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