From: Marc Balmer (marcmsys.ch)
Date: Thu Aug 02 2007 - 04:19:58 CDT

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* 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
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