Robert Huff wrote:
Mike Stammer writes:
Last night i installed apcupsd and there was a post install message
mentioning to comment out the following in the kernel:
device uhid # "Human Interface Devices"
i do not think this is necessary anymore as I, in the process of
determining my first UPS was bad, tried a kernel both with and without
the line above commented out.
I now have apcupsd running with the line above uncommented in my
kernel after exchanging my UPS for another one.
The model UPS I am using is an APC BX900.
Can the post install message be altered to remove the recommendation
to comment out the device shown above?
_If_ this is true (not doubting, just saying it's a significant
change and needs to be thoroughly tested), the APCUPSD authors need
to know so they can make the change in the souce.
According to the author's web page, found here:
http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/Building_Installing_apcupsd.html#FreeBSD
says:
This port is complete and is being used by several users
I think they already have changed things to allow it to work.
I also found this page:
http://www.freebsddiary.org/apcupsd.php
which states:
FreeBSD specific issues
At the time of writing, there was a list of FreeBSD kernel configuration
issues. These are no longer required. apcupsd now works with a GENERIC
kernel on FreeBSD 6.1; there is no longer a need to disable uhid or
enable egen. As well, the FreeBSD kernel panics if USB cable is
unplugged while apcupsd is running.
In short, apcupsd works out of the box, with the correct configuration
items.
I cannot comment on the kernel panics when unplugging the UPS as i
haven't tested that, but everything else works without tweaking anything
as mentioned in the post install file in the kernel (which is a good
thing!). Everything else in the post install msg, including setting
UPSTYPE usb and setting DEVICE <blank> works as expected.
Eric Zimmerman
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