Tripp Lite UPS Monitoring Setup (USB)

[walla299]

I am having trouble getting monitoring to work on my OS 11.1 x64 system. The UPS is a Tripp Lite Model G1000u (similar to a Omni900LCD series from what I've learned.) I have the Network UPS Tools (nut) packages installed, and the UPS shows up in dmesg & lsusb, but I still can't get the system to talk to it. Starting the service just gives a failure with no log entries. (Monitoring works in Win XP, so the hardware is good.)

I've tried Google and some searches here, but can't find much.

Here's what the system is seeing so far:

linux-lsfs:/home/bruces # lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. M-BT69a Pilot Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 09ae:2007 Tripp Lite
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

and

usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev                                                        
usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5                                         
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice                                                         
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c03d                                           
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0                                      
usb 1-1: Product: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse                                                               
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Logitech                                                                        
usb 1-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6                                         
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice                                                         
usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=09ae, idProduct=2007                                           
usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=1, SerialNumber=2                                      
usb 1-2: Product: TRIPP LITE UPS                                                                       
usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Tripp Lite                                                                      
usb 1-2: SerialNumber: FW-2263 E                                                                       
input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/inpu/input1                                                                                                      
input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1             
hiddev96hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Device [Tripp Lite  TRIPP LITE UPS ] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2              
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid                                                        
usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver

Any help appreciated!

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by walla299

I am having trouble getting monitoring to work on my OS 11.1 x64 system.
The UPS is a Tripp Lite Model G1000u (similar to a Omni900LCD series
from what I've learned.) I have the Network UPS Tools (nut) packages
installed, and the UPS shows up in dmesg & lsusb, but I still can't get
the system to talk to it. Starting the service just gives a failure with
no log entries. (Monitoring works in Win XP, so the hardware is good.)

I've tried Google and some searches here, but can't find much.

Here's what the system is seeing so far:

<snip>
Any help appreciated!

Hi
The power management applet should be all you need for your desktop
environment. I'm using Gnome here and haven't installed any additional
packages. I use to run the tripp lite java package, but aside from the
additional info, the power applet works fine.

--
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.23-0.1-default
up 10 days 13:36, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.10, 0.10
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 185.18.14

walla299 wrote:

> I am having trouble getting monitoring to work on my OS 11.1 x64 system.
> The UPS is a Tripp Lite Model G1000u (similar to a Omni900LCD series
> from what I've learned.) I have the Network UPS Tools (nut) packages
> installed, and the UPS shows up in dmesg & lsusb, but I still can't get
> the system to talk to it. Starting the service just gives a failure with
> no log entries. (Monitoring works in Win XP, so the hardware is good.)

Review the ups setup located under /etc/ups/ups.conf.

I think tripp lite uses "usbhid-ups" driver.

Also, take a look at the docs for that package that should be located
under /usr/share/doc/packages/nut/README.SUSE

Greetings,

--
Camaleón

[walla299]

Originally Posted by malcolmlewis

Hi
The power management applet should be all you need for your desktop
environment. I'm using Gnome here and haven't installed any additional
packages. I use to run the tripp lite java package, but aside from the
additional info, the power applet works fine.

Thank you, I'll give that a try. I'm going to have to find the power app, though. It's doesn't seem to be in any of the menus. May have to install it, but we'll see.

Did you have to do anything special to get the java package to work, or did it just go "out of the box?"

[walla299]

Originally Posted by Camaleón

walla299 wrote:

> I am having trouble getting monitoring to work on my OS 11.1 x64 system.
> The UPS is a Tripp Lite Model G1000u (similar to a Omni900LCD series
> from what I've learned.) I have the Network UPS Tools (nut) packages
> installed, and the UPS shows up in dmesg & lsusb, but I still can't get
> the system to talk to it. Starting the service just gives a failure with
> no log entries. (Monitoring works in Win XP, so the hardware is good.)

Review the ups setup located under /etc/ups/ups.conf.

I think tripp lite uses "usbhid-ups" driver.

Also, take a look at the docs for that package that should be located
under /usr/share/doc/packages/nut/README.SUSE

Greetings,

--
Camaleón

Thank you. I'll have another look at the readme, though I think that's the driver I'm using. We'll see . . .

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by walla299

malcolmlewis;2009243 Wrote:
> Hi
> The power management applet should be all you need for your desktop
> environment. I'm using Gnome here and haven't installed any additional
> packages. I use to run the tripp lite java package, but aside from the
> additional info, the power applet works fine.

Thank you, I'll give that a try. I'm going to have to find the power
app, though. It's doesn't seem to be in any of the menus. May have to
install it, but we'll see.

Did you have to do anything special to get the java package to work, or
did it just go "out of the box?"

Hi
Just suse-fy the start script; http:http://pastebin.com/f32bc9ac9

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.23-0.1-default
up 11 days 5:11, 2 users, load average: 0.06, 0.03, 0.02
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 185.18.14

[walla299]

Originally Posted by malcolmlewis

Hi
Just suse-fy the start script; http:pastebin - collaborative debugging tool

Thanks for the script update, I hadn't realized it would need to be "Suse-fied."

My work schedule has been a beast this week, but I will be working on the system this weekend. Thanks again.