This looks like another driver is already attached to your Belkin. Perhaps you already have a copy of newhidups running in the background, or perhaps as a zombie process left over from previous experiments. Try
ps -ef | grep ups to see what is running, and kill it if necessary. -- Peter A.Lizard wrote: > > I almost had nut_2.0.5-3_i386.deb (from > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/nut - installed via dpkg, not via > repository) working: > > * problems with getting it to come up during boot > * monitoring via knutclient was OK > * shutdown on low battery worked adequately, if not quite as described) > > and newhidups suddenly stopped talking to my Belkin F6C550-AVR . It's only > been in use for a couple of months, so I doubt it's a hardware problem. And > in general, the USB setup works, my printer runs just fine. > > also installed - nut-usb nut-dev (2.0.5-3) > > Computer hardware: > Biostar Geforce 6100 AM2 (integrated motherboard nvidia chipsets) > OS: Debian Etch > terrarium:/home/alizard/install# uname -a > Linux terrarium 2.6.18-3-486 #1 Mon Dec 4 15:59:52 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux > > > thanks > A.Lizard > > terrarium:/etc/default# /lib/nut/newhidups -DD port=auto > Network UPS Tools: 0.28 USB communication driver 0.28 - core 0.30 (2.0.5) > > Checking device (050D/0551) (001/008) > - VendorID: 050d > - ProductID: 0551 > - Manufacturer: unknown > - Product: unknown > - Serial Number: unknown > - Bus: 001 > 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) > HID descriptor retrieved (Reportlen = 424) > Unable to get Report descriptor (-1): Operation not permitted > > 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 > member The Internet Society (ISOC), The HTML Writers Guild. > "You can't have in a democracy various groups with arms - you have to have > the state with a monopoly on power." Condoleeza Rice, US Secretary of State > Personal Website http://www.ecis.com/~alizard > business Website http://www.reptilelabs.com > backup address (if ALL else fails) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PGP 8.0 key available by request or keyserver. Download PGP from: > http://www.pgpi.org for e-mail privacy. > Disaster prep info: http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/y2k.html > ***Looking for INTELLIGENT new technology public policy > alternatives?*** http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/technology.html > > > _______________________________________________ > 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