* Per-Olov Sjöholm wrote: > Hi > > I have checked the port 2.0.3 and 2.0.5 port of "nut". Can't the USB driver > stuff work on OpenBSD? I mean there is not build option for the "newhidups" > or "hidups" driver in the port which seems to be built with a separate > option. > > Asking as a customer now has a APC Back-UPS with the USB interface that seems > to be supported by this driver.
I am currently updating nut to version 2.2.0, I still have some linker problems, but I hope to get it up an running these days. You might want to keep an eye on ports@ for a posting of a nut update and help with testing, that would be much appreciated. > > > > From the NUT FAQ: > > --snip-- > Q: What is this newhidups about? > > A: The basic USB UPS support was done until now using hidups. To allow > a wider support accross platforms, newhidups driver uses libusb > (which is available for a wide range of operating systems) and > libhid (currently, an old internal version of it). > > As of NUT 2.2, newhidups will completely replace the existing > hidups driver and provide support for various manufacturers. At that > time, it will be renamed to usbhid-ups. > > newhidups can be built by using "make usb", and installed using > "make install-usb". Note that it will also install other USB > drivers. > --snip-- > > > > Anybody with a clue? > > Thanks in advance > > Regards > Per-Olov > -- > GPG keyID: 4DB283CE > GPG fingerprint: 45E8 3D0E DE05 B714 D549 45BC CFB4 BBE9 4DB2 83CE >
