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I've installed apcupsd-3.14.10, done the changes to /etc/rc.6 along
with the other changes and additions in the README.SLACKWARE file
included with the package.<br>
<br>
It won't start; I did check everything found in this thread at <a
href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/problem-with-acpupsd-4175461647/#post4949590">LinuxQuestions.org</a>
and find nothing that gives me a hint (there is nothing, for
example, in /var/lock/subsys), and there is a cron job that throws
this:<br>
<blockquote>cat /var/log/apcupsd.events<br>
2013-12-03 09:46:09 -0500 apcupsd FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at
line 605<br>
Cannot open UPS device: "/dev/ttyS0" --<br>
For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information,<br>
please see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html"><http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html></a>.<br>
2013-12-03 09:46:09 -0500 apcupsd error shutdown completed<br>
2013-12-03 10:29:01 -0500 apcupsd FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at
line 605<br>
Cannot open UPS device: "/dev/ttyS0" --<br>
For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information,<br>
please see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html"><http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html></a>.<br>
2013-12-03 10:29:02 -0500 apcupsd error shutdown completed<br>
2013-12-03 15:46:06 -0500 apcupsd FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at
line 605<br>
Cannot open UPS device: "/dev/ttyS0" --<br>
For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information,<br>
please see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html"><http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html></a>.<br>
2013-12-03 15:46:06 -0500 apcupsd error shutdown completed<br>
2013-12-06 09:15:38 -0500 apcupsd FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at
line 605<br>
Cannot open UPS device: "/dev/ttyS0" --<br>
For a link to detailed USB trouble shooting information,<br>
please see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html"><http://www.apcupsd.com/support.html></a>.<br>
2013-12-06 09:15:38 -0500 apcupsd error shutdown completed<br>
</blockquote>
I do a "clean install" of Slackware; the root directory tree is
formatted but other partitions are not (so everything "local" stays
in place, like /home, /opt, and others. Before I install I copy /etc
to a /spares/etc. I noticed that /etc/rc.d/rc.apcupsd is completely
different from the one in /spares/etc/rc.d -- like really different
-- but did not copy the older version over the newer (might try
that, though).<br>
<br>
Anyway, right now I haven't got a clue and would appreciate some
input when someone gets a little time.<br>
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