Bug 115935

Summary: [usbdevs] [patch] kernel counterproductively attaches to Cyber Power AE550 UPS as a HID
Product: Base System Reporter: billypilgrim782001 <billypilgrim782001>
Component: usbAssignee: freebsd-usb (Nobody) <usb>
Status: Open ---    
Severity: Affects Only Me Keywords: patch
Priority: Normal    
Version: 6.2-RELEASE   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description billypilgrim782001 2007-08-30 06:00:02 UTC 
Cyber Power AE550 UPS is plugged in to the machine via USB.  Kernel
attaches to it as a HID, which prevents UPS software (NUT, Network UPS
Tools 2.0.4 in ports collection) from attaching to it.  Similar changes
have been patched into the kernel for MGE UPSes.

As far as I can tell there is no way to overcome this problem with
configuration or with code changes within NUT.

Fix: A change in the kernel so that it won't attach to the UPS as a HID is
needed.  I have attached patches with Vendor/Product info to accomplish
this.  The change has been tested and works correctly.
How-To-Repeat: Hook Cyber Power AE550 UPS up to machine via USB, and then try to
communicate with it with NUT in ports collection.  The latest release
of NUT, 2.2.0, also does not work.
Comment 1 Eitan Adler freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-31 08:00:53 UTC 
For bugs matching the following criteria:

Status: In Progress Changed: (is less than) 2014-06-01

Reset to default assignee and clear in-progress tags.

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Comment 2 Graham Perrin freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-10-17 12:36:08 UTC 
Keyword: 

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or  patch-ready

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    [patch]

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