I am trying to install a UPS on a Mandrake 9.2 system, PowerAlert asks for the port (USB cable) anyone know what you put in for the USB? I tried /dev/usb1 but that didn't seem to work.

TIA,
Fred

If you run usbview you can see if the device has been configured correctly. If it has not, it'll appear in red.

I believe that some USB UPS devices actually use the same 'driver' as usb joysticks - hid.o
If you find that your device hasn't been configured, try (as root) running either modprobe hid or insmod hid

Once you've established that is it working, then you can check what device it is. Mandrake uses a nice device filesystem so it might be something like /dev/usb/ups - I've not got one so I can't be certain.

I don't fully understand the output of USBVIEW.

I'm trying to figure out which device a USB key is accessible as, so I know what to mount. I tried usbview as you suggested, but I don't really understand this output. Which device do I mount ?



BW11754
Manufacturer: BitWire
Speed: 12Mb/s (full)
USB Version: 1.10
Device Class: 00(>ifc )
Device Subclass: 00
Device Protocol: 00
Maximum Default Endpoint Size: 8
Number of Configurations: 1
Vendor Id: 090a
Product Id: 1001
Revision Number: 2.00

Config Number: 1
Number of Interfaces: 1
Attributes: 80
MaxPower Needed: 80mA

Interface Number: 0
Name: usb-storage
Alternate Number: 0
Class: 08(stor.)
Sub Class: 06
Protocol: 50
Number of Endpoints: 6

Endpoint Address: 81
Direction: in
Attribute: 2
Type: Bulk
Max Packet Size: 64
Interval: 0ms

Endpoint Address: 02
Direction: out
Attribute: 2
Type: Bulk
Max Packet Size: 64
Interval: 0ms

Endpoint Address: 83
Direction: in
Attribute: 3
Type: Int.
Max Packet Size: 8
Interval: 10ms

Endpoint Address: 04
Direction: out
Attribute: 3
Type: Int.
Max Packet Size: 8
Interval: 10ms

Endpoint Address: 85
Direction: in
Attribute: 3
Type: Int.
Max Packet Size: 8
Interval: 10ms

Endpoint Address: 06
Direction: out
Attribute: 3
Type: Int.
Max Packet Size: 8
Interval: 10ms

Thanks! I tried usbview and it told me it could not find /proc/bus/usb/devices so I am guessing that I don't have the usb modules loaded. How do I do this?

Thanks,
Fred

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