cannot run apcupsd on slackware 10.2

[sugar]

I have slackware 10.2, attached to an Back-UPS, and im trying to run the apcupsd-3.12, im getting the follow errors when running apctest

root@nas2:/home/Bodega/apcupsd-3.12.3# apctest


2006-05-13 12:36:52 apctest 3.12.3 (26 April 2006) slackware
Checking configuration ...
Attached to driver: usb
sharenet.type = DISABLE
cable.type = USB_CABLE

You are using a USB cable type, so I'm entering USB test mode
mode.type = USB_UPS
Setting up the port ...
apctest FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at line 649
Cannot find UPS device --
For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information,
please see <http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html>.
apctest FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at line 649
Cannot find UPS device --
For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information,
please see <http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html>.
apctest error termination completed
root@nas2:/home/Bodega/apcupsd-3.12.3#

this it my /proc/bus/usb/devices:

S:  Manufacturer=American Power Conversion
S:  Product=Back-UPS BR  800 FW:9.o2 .D USB FW:o2 
S:  SerialNumber=QB0344331508  
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr= 24mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hid
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   6 Ivl=10ms
T:  Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 2
B:  Alloc=  0/900 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
S:  Product=USB UHCI-alt Root Hub
S:  SerialNumber=df80
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr=  0mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   8 Ivl=255ms

this is my dmegs log:

Linux version 2.4.31 (root@tree) (gcc version 3.3.5) #6 Sun Jun 5 19:04:47 PDT 2005
usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
usb.c: registered new driver hub
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:0b.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 01:0d.0
ehci_hcd 01:0b.2: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
ehci_hcd 01:0b.2: irq 11, pci mem d0ae1c00
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
ehci_hcd 01:0b.2: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 0.95, driver 2003-Dec-29/2.4
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 4 ports detected
uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v1.1
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:1f.2
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1f.2 to 64
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xef40, IRQ 11
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:1f.4
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 01:0b.0
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1f.4 to 64
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xef80, IRQ 10
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 01:0b.1
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.3
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.5
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xdf80, IRQ 9
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 01:0b.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1f.4
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xdf40, IRQ 10
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
hub.c: new USB device 01:0b.2-1, assigned address 2
usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x4b4/0x6830) is not claimed by any active driver.
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:1f.5
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.3
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 01:0b.1
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1f.5 to 64
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 42740 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 41133
hub.c: new USB device 01:0b.0-2, assigned address 2
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
shpchp: shpc_init : shpc_cap_offset == 0
shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x51d/0x2) is not claimed by any active driver.
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
pciehp: PCI Express Hot Plug Controller Driver version: 0.5
i810_rng: RNG not detected
hw_random: RNG not detected
hub.c: new USB device 00:1f.4-2, assigned address 2
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 4 ports detected

Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  Vendor: IC35L120  Model: AVV207-0          Rev:  0 0
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sda: 241254720 512-byte hdwr sectors (123522 MB)
 sda: sda1
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 2
USB Mass Storage support registered.
usb.c: registered new driver hiddev
usb.c: registered new driver hid
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
shpchp: shpc_init : shpc_cap_offset == 0
shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
pciehp: PCI Express Hot Plug Controller Driver version: 0.5
i810_rng: RNG not detected
hw_random: RNG not detected
hiddev0: USB HID v1.10 Device [American Power Conversion Back-UPS BR  800 FW:9.o2 .D USB FW:o2 ] on usb5:2.0
hid-core.c: v1.8.1 Andreas Gal, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
hid-core.c: USB HID support drivers
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice

this is my /proc/bus/usb/drivers

         usbdevfs
         hub
         usb-storage
 96-111: hiddev
         hid

Do i have to create a node or somehting?
Thanks in advance?

[sugar]

what means: apctest FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at line 649 ?

[iceforge]

I have slack 10.0 and found this tidbit hidden in some docs somewhere...
it fixed my line 649 error messages...

Apcupsd accesses USB UPSes via the hiddev device nodes. Typically these are located in /dev/hiddevN, /dev/usb/hiddevN or /dev/usb/hiddev/hiddevN (where N is a digit 0 thru 9). Some distributions (some Debian releases, possibly others) do not provides these device nodes for you, so you will have to make them yourself. Check /dev, /dev/usb, and /dev/usb/hiddev and if you cannot find the hiddevN nodes, run (as root) the examples/make-hiddev script from the apcupsd source distribution.

[sugar]

and thats it?
its the only thing i should do?

[iceforge]

and thats it?
its the only thing i should do?

ahh, Found the source...
http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/USB_Configuration.html

Well. Obviously do the config, I personally used
./configure --enable-powerflute --enable-usb --enable-net

with these apcupsd.conf values.

UPSCABLE usb
UPSTYPE usb
DEVICE
BATTERYLEVEL 25

[iceforge]

Btw, my setup may still not be perfected yet. I've done the various power tests as suggested in docs...

OK, brief powerfailure - unplug, replug
OK, long powerfailure - unplug to cause shutdown

The UPS doesn't seem to physically shut off, which of course prevent's a proper test of a clean startup when the power returns.

I see a quick error message just before the server shuts down, but I'll have to film it with my camera or videorecorder to see what it says.

I physically push the button on the ups to completely powerdown the ups. Then I plug it back in and push the button again to start it up... which also brings up the servers. definitely not quite ideal. yet.

[sugar]

what model of ups are u using?

[iceforge]

American Power Conversion Smart-UPS 1000

from /var/log/messages:
kernel: hiddev0: USB HID v1.10 Device [American Power Conversion Smart-UPS 1000 FW:600.3.D USB FW:1.5] on usb3:2.0

from apcaccess:
CABLE : USB Cable
MODEL : Smart-UPS 1000
UPSMODE : Stand Alone
FIRMWARE : 00.3.D USB FW:1.5
APCMODEL : Smart-UPS 1000

[tdawg]

I have an APC XS 1500 (RS 1500 according to dmesg), running slackware 10.2. One time after I rebooted, the UPS was attached and showed up in /sys/bus/usb, dmesg, etc., but for whatever reason apctest WOULD NOT run until I unplugged the data cable from the UPS and plugged it back in. After that, everything was fine.