This is a permissions problem. Either set up hotplugging, or run the driver with "-u root". -- Peter
Mike Hill wrote: > > I tried to run newhidups myself with the debugging messages turned on and I > got the following response: > > debug level is '4' > Checking device (0000/0000) (003/001) > - VendorID: 0000 > - ProductID: 0000 > - Manufacturer: unknown > - Product: unknown > - Serial Number: unknown > - Bus: 003 > Trying to match device > Device does not match - skipping > Checking device (0463/FFFF) (002/002) > - VendorID: 0463 > - ProductID: ffff > - Manufacturer: unknown > - Product: unknown > - Serial Number: unknown > - Bus: 002 > Trying to match device > Device matches > failed to claim USB device, trying 2 more time(s)... > detaching kernel driver from USB device... > failed to detach kernel driver from USB device... > trying again to claim USB device... > failed to claim USB device, trying 1 more time(s)... > detaching kernel driver from USB device... > failed to detach kernel driver from USB device... > trying again to claim USB device... > failed to claim USB device, trying 0 more time(s)... > detaching kernel driver from USB device... > failed to detach kernel driver from USB device... > trying again to claim USB device... > Unable to get HID descriptor (error sending control message: Operation not > permitted) > Checking device (0000/0000) (002/001) > - VendorID: 0000 > - ProductID: 0000 > - Manufacturer: unknown > - Product: unknown > - Serial Number: unknown > - Bus: 002 > Trying to match device > Device does not match - skipping > Checking device (0000/0000) (001/001) > - VendorID: 0000 > - ProductID: 0000 > - Manufacturer: unknown > - Product: unknown > - Serial Number: unknown > - Bus: 001 > Trying to match device > Device does not match - skipping > No appropriate HID device found > Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.28 (2.0.3) > > No matching USB/HID UPS found > > ------------------------------------ > > It seems like the kernel might already have a driver loaded, but I am not > that familiar with the USB system. > > Thanks > > Michael Hill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Lepple [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:41 PM > To: Mike Hill > Cc: nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org > Subject: Re: [Nut-upsuser] (no subject) > > > On 11/15/06, Mike Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have installed the NUT 2.0.3 RPM for Fedora Core 4 and I have it > > working with an MGE Pulsar Evolution 500, but I cannot get the USB > > interface to work. > > > > When I plug in the USB cable I get the following message in my system > > log: > > > > kernel: usbhid: probe of 2-1:1.0 failed with error -5 > > actually, this part is normal. The device is blacklisted from the kernel > usbhid driver so that it can be claimed in userspace by newhidups. > > Did you see any error messages from the driver or other NUT components? > > -- > - Charles Lepple > > > _______________________________________________ > Nut-upsuser mailing list > Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser > _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser