Re: SUCCESS ! Re: Installing a UPS for a NetBSD server... software and procedures?

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Re: SUCCESS ! Re: Installing a UPS for a NetBSD server... software and procedures?
France	2007-05-27 01:57:53
Congratulations! Gilles. Asmodehn Shade wrote: > Thanks a lot ! I was able to make it work ;)... Well it seems I still have to make the power down test... finger crossed ;) > > Thanks again ! > > I dont think I will bother with upsnut, since it has been already a hassle to set this up, and I mgiht not need it that much ;) > > Later ;) > > > On Sat, 26 May 2007 10:12:11 +0200 > Gilles Gravier <GillesGravier.org> wrote: > > >> The problem with the master/slave code I also got. I had to tweak my >> apcupsd.conf... The result is the attached one, which works. You should >> be able to use it more or less as is. >> >> Look in particular at the end section of the file... for network >> configuration. >> >> Gilles. >> >> Asmodehn Shade wrote: >> >>> Hi Gilles and netbsd folks ;) >>> >>> Well I guess I am trying to do the smae than you are... Here is where I am at, trying to make my APC BackUPS RS 1000 to work with either apcupsd or ups-nut : >>> - apcupsd : detected fine, but got the error as well about the master/slave code disabled. A bit annoying as I will have another machine on the smae UPS. It seems also that this prevents the daemon to run. ps -aux \| grep apcupsd returns nothing... >>> - ups-nut and ups-nut-usb : driver = newhidups -> which port to use ? >>> >>> Did you make any progress on your side since then ? >>> >>> Thanks a lot for your help, >>> >>> -- >>> Asmodehn >>> >>> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:02:38 +0200 >>> Gilles Gravier <GillesGravier.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Wooooooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooooo! >>>> >>>> OK. I got ugen0 detection once I removed all the uhidev stuff from my >>>> kernel configuration file. When I had uhidev present, the UPS would >>>> always be detected as uhidev not ugen. >>>> >>>> Then, with that, I set USBTYPE and CABLE to usb for apcupsd.conf ... and >>>> it WORKS! >>>> >>>> OK... So building a kernel wasn't too hard. >>>> >>>> Now... anybody can tell me how to get nut-ups to work with the same? >>>> Seems that nut-ups uses driver hidups (so should I get back to having my >>>> UPS detected as uhidev?)... but what port to use? >>>> >>>> I get : >>>> >>>> bash-3.2# upsd -D -D -f >>>> Network UPS Tools upsd 2.0.4 >>>> Can't connect to UPS [apc] (hidups-usb): No such file or directory >>>> Synchronizing........ giving up >>>> >>>> >>>> Not looking good. >>>> >>>> Gilles >>>> >>>> Steven M. Bellovin wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:27:33 +0200 >>>>> Gilles Gravier <GillesGravier.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Steve, >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you help me there? How do you use that specific line? In what? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> That goes in a kernel config file, for any system 4.0beta or later. >>>>> (That describes all of my machines -- I upgraded the last one >>>>> yesterday to let it talk to at UPS.) You then build a custom kernel >>>>> according to the instructions in the NetBSD guide. >>>>> >>>>> Here's my config file on that machine: >>>>> >>>>> include "arch/i386/conf/GENERIC" >>>>> >>>>> options SHMMAXPGS=32768 # 2048 pages is the default >>>>> options IPSEC # IP security >>>>> options IPSEC_ESP # IP security (encryption part; define w/IPSEC) >>>>> options PCKBD_LAYOUT="(KB_US \| KB_SWAPCTRLCAPS)" >>>>> options HZ=1000 >>>>> >>>>> ugen* at uhub? port ? vendor "0x051d" flags 1 >>>>> >>>>> Note the 'include' line -- it saves a lot of trouble if you're willing >>>>> to accept all of the unnecessary drivers in GENERIC. (I am -- trimming >>>>> it down would save me very little memory, as such things go.) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbi a.edu/~smb >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> /Gilles Gravier/ = GillesGravier.org <mailto:GillesGravier.org> >>>> = http://www.gravier.org/ >>>> ICQ : 77488526 >>>> <http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=774885 26> * \|\| MSN >>>> Messenger : GillesGravier.org <http://members.msn.com/ GillesGravier.org> >>>> Skype : ggravier <callto://ggravier> \|\| Y! : ggravier >>>> <http://profile s.yahoo.com/ggravier> \|\| AOL : gillesgravier >>>> <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> >>>> PGP Key ID : 0x8DE6D026* >>>> <http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search =0x8DE6D026&op=index> >>>> "Chastity is its own punishment." (/Solomon Short/) [/David Gerrold/] >>>> "De toutes les aberrations sexuelles, la chasteté est la plus >>>> aberrante." [Anatole France] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> /Gilles Gravier/ = GillesGravier.org <mailto:GillesGravier.org> >> = http://www.gravier.org/ >> ICQ : 77488526 >> <http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=774885 26> * \|\| MSN >> Messenger : GillesGravier.org <http://members.msn.com/ GillesGravier.org> >> Skype : ggravier <callto://ggravier> \|\| Y! : ggravier >> <http://profile s.yahoo.com/ggravier> \|\| AOL : gillesgravier >> <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> >> PGP Key ID : 0x8DE6D026* >> <http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search =0x8DE6D026&op=index> >> My Last Known Position / Ma Derniere Position Connue >> < http://www.gmap-track.com/user.php?user=ggravier> >> "Chastity is its own punishment." (/Solomon Short/) [/David Gerrold/] >> "De toutes les aberrations sexuelles, la chasteté est la plus >> aberrante." [Anatole France] >> >> >> > > -- /Gilles Gravier/ = GillesGravier.org <mailto:GillesGravier.org> = http://www.gravier.org/ ICQ : 77488526 <http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=774885 26> * \|\| MSN Messenger : GillesGravier.org <http://members.msn.com/ GillesGravier.org> Skype : ggravier <callto://ggravier> \|\| Y! : ggravier <http://profile s.yahoo.com/ggravier> \|\| AOL : gillesgravier <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> PGP Key ID : 0x8DE6D026* <http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search =0x8DE6D026&op=index> My Last Known Position / Ma Derniere Position Connue < http://www.gmap-track.com/user.php?user=ggravier> "Chastity is its own punishment." (/Solomon Short/) [/David Gerrold/] "De toutes les aberrations sexuelles, la chasteté est la plus aberrante." [Anatole France]

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