USB problems on 8.0-STABLE

[Warren Block]

On Fri, 8 Jan 2010, Frank wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Jan 2010, Steven Friedrich wrote:
>
>>>          Option      "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
>>> EndSection
>
>> Comment out the line containing AllowEmptyInput.
>
> OK, this took care of the nothing-works-unless-mouse-is-moved problem but why 
> do I get this?  It's keeping apcupsd from starting.
>
> Ace /usr/ports # usbdevs -d -v
> usbdevs: no USB controllers found

I'd guess that usbdevs is obsolete, part of the old USB system.

> Ace /usr/ports # usbconfig
> ugen0.1: <OHCI root HUB nVidia> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) 
> pwr=ON
> ugen1.1: <EHCI root HUB nVidia> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) 
> pwr=ON
> ugen0.2: <Back-UPS XS 1200 FW:8.g1 .D USB FW:g1 American Power Conversion> at 
> usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=LOW (1.5Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen0.3: <USB Optical Mouse vendor 0x0461> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=LOW 
> (1.5Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen0.4: <Dell USB Keyboard Dell> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=LOW (1.5Mbps) 
> pwr=ON

Do you have DEVICE /dev/ugen0.2 in apcupsd.conf?

> I don't understand why usbdevs can't find any controllers and apcupsd can't 
> find any device while the kernel and usbconfig can find it all.

upsdevs: probably obsolete.  As for apcupsd, I don't think it can 
auto-scan for USB devices, but haven't used it with USB.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA