Install a UPS (nut) - Revision history

Duncan h: /* Prerequisites */

Duncan h — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:43:15 GMT

Prerequisites

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	http://www.nas-central.org/index.php?title=Get_access_to_packages_from_the_Debian_unstable_branch#Unstable_Packages		http://www.nas-central.org/index.php?title=Get_access_to_packages_from_the_Debian_unstable_branch#Unstable_Packages

-	Fix your localhost entry if applicable. This is a current bug with freelink 1.11 HG (and the arm9 version):	+	Fix your localhost entry if applicable. This is a current bug with freelink 1.11 HG (and the LSPro/Live arm9 version):

	Modify /etc/hosts		Modify /etc/hosts

Duncan h: /* Prerequisites */

Duncan h — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:38:55 GMT

Prerequisites

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	Install the 2.6 kernel to get the new USB HID modules		Install the 2.6 kernel to get the new USB HID modules
	http://nas-central.org/index.php?title=Category:Kernel		http://nas-central.org/index.php?title=Category:Kernel
		+	(the LS-Pro (arm9) FreeLink is already using a 2.6 kernel)

	Setup your system to accept packages from the unstable branch		Setup your system to accept packages from the unstable branch
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	http://www.nas-central.org/index.php?title=Get_access_to_packages_from_the_Debian_unstable_branch#Unstable_Packages		http://www.nas-central.org/index.php?title=Get_access_to_packages_from_the_Debian_unstable_branch#Unstable_Packages

-	Fix your localhost entry if applicable. This is a current bug with freelink 1.11 HG:	+	Fix your localhost entry if applicable. This is a current bug with freelink 1.11 HG (and the arm9 version):

	Modify /etc/hosts		Modify /etc/hosts

Duncan h at 00:33, 26 December 2007

Duncan h — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:33:00 GMT

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-	{{Articles\|USB\|Debian\|FreeLink\|General\|HG}}	+	{{Articles\|USB\|Debian\|FreeLink\|General\|HG\|LSPro}}
	<table align=right><tr><td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UPSFrontView.jpg/180px-UPSFrontView.jpg</td></tr></table>		<table align=right><tr><td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UPSFrontView.jpg/180px-UPSFrontView.jpg</td></tr></table>
	= Connecting a UPS to your Linkstation (USB models)=		= Connecting a UPS to your Linkstation (USB models)=

Duncan h: /* Disabling the Beeper or changing UPS variables */

Duncan h — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:31:05 GMT

Disabling the Beeper or changing UPS variables

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	upsrw myups@localhost		upsrw myups@localhost

-	will show you what settings you can change (perhaps none if is a cheap "genericups"!).	+	will show you what settings you can change (perhaps none if you have a cheap "genericups"!).

	The ups.beeper.status variable is likely Enabled.		The ups.beeper.status variable is likely Enabled.

Duncan h: /* Edit ups.conf */

Duncan h — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:28:14 GMT

Edit ups.conf

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	==== Edit ups.conf ====		==== Edit ups.conf ====

-	Use the nut documentation to identify the appropriate ~~nuts~~ driver for your UPS. If, for example, it is the newhidups driver,	+	Use the nut documentation to identify the appropriate nut driver for your UPS. If, for example, it is the newhidups driver,
	add this anywhere inside the file:		add this anywhere inside the file:
	[myups]		[myups]

Duncan h: /* Edit ups.conf */

Duncan h — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:28:11 GMT

Edit ups.conf

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	to use the genericups driver,and specify the upstype (see man genericups for how to configure ups.conf in this case), and		to use the genericups driver,and specify the upstype (see man genericups for how to configure ups.conf in this case), and
	also explicitly specify the port (probably /dev/ttyUSB0 in this case; check the output of dmesg for clues):		also explicitly specify the port (probably /dev/ttyUSB0 in this case; check the output of dmesg for clues):
		+
	You will also need to make sure that the user "nut" can write to the port used to communicate with the UPS (e.g.,		You will also need to make sure that the user "nut" can write to the port used to communicate with the UPS (e.g.,
-	add user "nut" to the group identified as allowed to ~~acccess~~ by ls -l /dev/xxx , where /dev/xxx is the port, or	+	add user "nut" to the group identified as allowed to access it by ls -l /dev/xxx , where /dev/xxx is the port, or
	temporarily add a line "user=root" at the top of ups.conf, so nut runs as root, until you have identifed the port)		temporarily add a line "user=root" at the top of ups.conf, so nut runs as root, until you have identifed the port)

Duncan h: /* Edit ups.conf */

Duncan h — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:26:54 GMT

Edit ups.conf

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	to use the genericups driver,and specify the upstype (see man genericups for how to configure ups.conf in this case), and		to use the genericups driver,and specify the upstype (see man genericups for how to configure ups.conf in this case), and
	also explicitly specify the port (probably /dev/ttyUSB0 in this case; check the output of dmesg for clues):		also explicitly specify the port (probably /dev/ttyUSB0 in this case; check the output of dmesg for clues):
		+	You will also need to make sure that the user "nut" can write to the port used to communicate with the UPS (e.g.,
		+	add user "nut" to the group identified as allowed to acccess by ls -l /dev/xxx , where /dev/xxx is the port, or
		+	temporarily add a line "user=root" at the top of ups.conf, so nut runs as root, until you have identifed the port)

	==== Edit upsd.users ====		==== Edit upsd.users ====

Duncan h: /* Edit /etc/default/nut */

Duncan h — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:13:48 GMT

Edit /etc/default/nut

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	==== Edit /etc/default/nut ====		==== Edit /etc/default/nut ====

-	~~Modify~~ the first few lines to:	+	If necessary, modify the first few lines to:
	# start upsd		# start upsd
	START_UPSD=yes		START_UPSD=yes

Duncan h: /* Disabling the Beeper or changing UPS variables */

Duncan h — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:10:08 GMT

Disabling the Beeper or changing UPS variables

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	==== Disabling the Beeper or changing UPS variables ====		==== Disabling the Beeper or changing UPS variables ====

-	Wish to disable that beeper that wakes you up at night ?	+	Wish to disable that beeper that wakes you up at night ? If you have a fully-hid-featured UPS,
		+	the command

	upsrw myups@localhost		upsrw myups@localhost
		+
		+	will show you what settings you can change (perhaps none if is a cheap "genericups"!).
		+
	The ups.beeper.status variable is likely Enabled.		The ups.beeper.status variable is likely Enabled.

Duncan h: /* Load the nut drivers: */

Duncan h — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:05:13 GMT

Load the nut drivers:

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	==== Load the nut drivers: ====		==== Load the nut drivers: ====
-	to load the ups driver (newhidups, genericups, ~~etc~~), plus upsd and upsmon, ~~use~~	+	to load the ups driver (newhidups, genericups, or whatever drives your UPS), plus upsd and upsmon,
-		+	enter the command

	/etc/init.d/nut start		/etc/init.d/nut start
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	tail -1000 /var/log/syslog \| grep ups		tail -1000 /var/log/syslog \| grep ups

-	You should see something like this: Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation newhidups[1606]: Startup successful Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1607]: Connected to UPS [myups]: newhidups-auto Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1608]: Startup successful Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsmon[1610]: Startup successful Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1608]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1608]: Client monuser@127.0.0.1 logged into UPS [myups]	+	You should see something like this:
		+	Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation newhidups[1606]: Startup successful
		+	Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1607]: Connected to UPS [myups]: newhidups-auto
		+	Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1608]: Startup successful
		+	Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsmon[1610]: Startup successful
		+	Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1608]: Connection from 127.0.0.1
		+	Aug 11 15:31:38 LinkStation upsd[1608]: Client monuser@127.0.0.1 logged into UPS [myups]

	=== Verify UPS connectivity ===		=== Verify UPS connectivity ===