OPENSOURCE wrote: > > I hope this answer your questions, and I hope you're ready to wait a bit > more. > Sure, NP for me, thanks for the feedback Arnaud. I have to admit that past days im having the syslog with a lil more activity from the new usb attached unit (ellipse ASR 1000 VA) Network UPS Tools: New USB/HID UPS driver 0.23 (2.0.2-pre2) Detected an UPS: MGE UPS SYSTEMS/ELLIPSE usb 3-1: control timeout on ep0in usb 3-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd newhidups rqt 161 rq 1 len 10 ret -110 usb 3-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd newhidups rqt 161 rq 1 len 10 ret -32 usb 3-1: usbfs: process 3225 (newhidups) did not claim interface 0 before use usb 3-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd newhidups rqt 161 rq 1 len 10 ret -32 usb 3-1: usbfs: process 3225 (newhidups) did not claim interface 0 before use usb 3-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd newhidups rqt 161 rq 1 len 10 ret -32 usb 3-1: usbfs: process 3225 (newhidups) did not claim interface 0 before use usb 3-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd newhidups rqt 161 rq 1 len 10 ret -32 usb 3-1: usbfs: process 3225 (newhidups) did not claim interface 0 before use usb 3-1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd newhidups rqt 161 rq 1 len 10 ret -32 usb 3-1: usbfs: process 3225 (newhidups) did not claim interface 0 before use Is this important? BTW im still able to do upsc commands: [root at sparkbox log]# upsc mgeups at localhost battery.charge: 100 battery.charge.low: 30 battery.runtime: 1981 driver.name: newhidups driver.parameter.port: auto driver.version: 2.0.2-pre2 driver.version.data: MGE HID 0.7 driver.version.internal: 0.23 input.transfer.high: 264.0 input.transfer.low: 184.0 outlet.0.desc: Main Outlet outlet.0.id: 1 outlet.0.switchable: 0 outlet.1.desc: PowerShare Outlet 1 outlet.1.id: 2 outlet.1.switch: 1 outlet.1.switchable: 0 output.voltage: 230.0 ups.delay.shutdown: -1 ups.delay.start: -10 ups.load: 20 ups.mfr: MGE UPS SYSTEMS ups.model: Ellipse 1000 ups.power.nominal: 1000 ups.serial: 1H7G0602E ups.status: OL CHRG TIA Jose.