On Tuesday 14 October 2014 08:19:02 Charles Lepple did opine And Gene did reply: > usbhid-ups
Added that, but only get this at "sudo service nut start" gene@coyote:/etc/init.d$ sudo service nut start * Starting Network UPS Tools [ OK ] Broadcast Message from nut@coyote (somewhere) at 8:37 ... Communications with UPS my...@coyote.coyote.den lost Broadcast Message from nut@coyote (somewhere) at 8:37 ... UPS my...@coyote.coyote.den is unavailable service nut stop * Stopping Network UPS Tools I haven't checked cabling, but AFAIK its still plugged in, but not sure if its usb or serial cabling. I'll check that once I get both eyes open simultaneously and report back. Found the cable, a D type usb, unplugged it and replugged it, and it appears now to be /dev/usb/hiddev3. dmesg, ever so helpful, and lsusb equally helpful, do not tell what the /dev/usbdevice is assigned to the newly discovered plugin. dmesg just reports: [136319.530160] usb 1-10: USB disconnect, device number 2 [136322.641716] usb 1-10: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ohci-pci [136322.929480] usb 1-10: New USB device found, idVendor=050d, idProduct=0751 [136322.929486] usb 1-10: New USB device strings: Mfr=4, Product=20, SerialNumber=0 [136322.929489] usb 1-10: Product: Belkin UPS [136322.929491] usb 1-10: Manufacturer: Belkin [136323.695058] hid-generic 0003:050D:0751.0008: hiddev0,hidraw6: USB HID v1.11 Device [Belkin Belkin UPS] on usb-0000:00:02.0-10/input0 So is this usb-0000:00:02.0-10/input0 a valid way to give nut a path to it, and if so, what file do I add that too? I also note that in the original bootup discovery it was hiddev0/hidraw6, the same as the latest plug in report, so that also appears stable. But ls -l /dev/usb: crw-rw---- 1 root root 180, 0 2014-10-12 18:51 hiddev0 crw-rw---- 1 root root 180, 1 2014-10-12 18:51 hiddev1 crw-rw---- 1 root root 180, 2 2014-10-12 18:51 hiddev2 crw-rw---- 1 root root 180, 3 2014-10-14 08:44 hiddev3 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 4 2014-10-13 05:50 lp4 crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 5 2014-10-13 05:50 lp5 shows that hiddev3 is the one created by my cable unplug/replug. Call me confused at best. Guidance needed yet, obviously. I've had several birthdays since we last conversed, so I am now 80yo, and definitely seeing the effects of poorer short term memory. Darnit... Thanks Charles Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser