> Even if you run the driver as root, it drops privileges unless otherwise > specified. > > /path/to/usbhid-ups -u root -a ups_name -DD
ok, now something is happening (see below). The last lines just keep repeating (with -DD). But honestly, i have no clue what all this means... :-) I let it run for 1 minute or so... is it supposed to terminate at some point? 0.390554 Found HID device 0.390581 Detected a UPS: IBM/IBM 6000VA/5600W Rack HV UPS 0.390640 find_nut_info: unknown info type: load.off.delay 0.390671 find_nut_info: unknown info type: load.on.delay 0.390720 find_nut_info: unknown info type: load.off.delay 0.390765 upsdrv_initinfo... 0.390818 upsdrv_updateinfo... 0.498416 Got 1 HID objects... 0.498482 Path: UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.Switchable, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x04, Offset: 0, Size: 8, Value: 1 0.498547 Quick update... 0.498702 dstate_init: sock /var/run/nut/usbhid-ups-IBMups open on fd 5 0.498766 upsdrv_updateinfo... 0.562409 Got 2 HID objects... 0.562472 Path: UPS.PowerSummary.RemainingCapacity, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x06, Offset: 0, Size: 8, Value: 96 0.562518 Path: UPS.PowerSummary.RunTimeToEmpty, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x06, Offset: 8, Size: 16, Value: 15085 0.562560 Quick update... 2.500805 upsdrv_updateinfo... 2.546371 Got 1 HID objects... 2.546404 Path: UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.CommunicationLost, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x0f, Offset: 0, Size: 8, Value: 0 2.546419 Quick update... 4.502841 upsdrv_updateinfo... 4.530291 Got 6 HID objects... 4.530321 Path: UPS.BatterySystem.Battery.PresentStatus.Present, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x27, Offset: 0, Size: 8, Value: 1 4.530340 Path: UPS.BatterySystem.Battery.PresentStatus.TerminateDischarge, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x27, Offset: 8, Size: 8, Value: 0 4.530352 Path: UPS.BatterySystem.Battery.PresentStatus.ffff0074, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x27, Offset: 16, Size: 8, Value: 0 4.530365 Path: UPS.BatterySystem.Charger.PresentStatus.ffff0079, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x27, Offset: 24, Size: 8, Value: 1 4.530377 Path: UPS.BatterySystem.Charger.PresentStatus.InternalFailure, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x27, Offset: 32, Size: 8, Value: 0 4.530390 Path: UPS.BatterySystem.Charger.PresentStatus.Used, Type: Input, ReportID: 0x27, Offset: 40, Size: 8, Value: 1 4.530400 Quick update... _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser