This release is a backport of the development version. Many changes
have already been backported previously. Thus it is more a
synchronisation release, though it includes many bugfixes and support
for new models.
- support for new devices: APC Smart-UPS with 6TI firmware; Belkin
Small Enterprise F6C1500-TW-RK; Compaq R3000 XR, R5500 XR; Cyber
Power 550SL, 725SL, 685AVR, 800AVR, 1200AVR, AE550, BC1200 and
many similar models; Eltek; Inform GUARD; Microsol Rhino; Opti-UPS
PowerES 420E; PowerMan RealSmart, BackPro; Powerware PW9315 3-phase;
SOLA 305; Tripp-Lite SMART550USB, SMART2200RMXL2U, OMNI1000LCD,
OMNI900LCD, OMNI650LCD, 1500 LCD, AVR550U; Viewsonic PowerES 420E.
- bcmxcp: added 3-phase support
- megatec: better hardware support, more instant commands
- mge-hid: support more instant commands
- newhidups: fixed APC and Tripp Lite bugs, various memory bugs,
improved report buffering, improved Solaris support, added
'-x explore' option for easy diagnosis of new devices
- solis: shutdown programming, support new cables, Solaris support
- tripplite_usb: updated SMARTPRO support, fixed OL/OB reporting,
better error handling, some memory bugs
- new dummy-ups driver simulator
- added HTML interface for access to CGI scripts
- powerpanel: new driver for CyberPower BC1200 and similar models
Many changes, including
* various configuation file format changes
* most UPS drivers enhanced
* upsmon/upssched support a lockfile
* chroot jails supported
* various bugfixes
(Refer to http://random.networkupstools.org/source/1.4/new-1.4.1.txt
for more information)
pkg update based on work sent in private email by Daniel Farrugia,
with various fixes by me.
I *really* dislike how newapc changed from supporting INFO_RUNTIME
(runtime in minutes, which is what the UPS actually reports) to
INFO_BATT_RUNTIME (runtime in seconds, which is UPS result * 60),
because the latter is much less useful as a realistic guess (IMHO),
and because this broke my upslog format and ups monitoring stuff
that used '%VAR runtime'.
(Unfortunately, newapc is written in a way which precludes supporting
multiple results from the same 'UPS status code' (in this case
`j'), so we can't support both results at this time. I decided
that INFO_RUNTIME is more useful, because '81' (minutes) is easier
to "use" than '4860' (seconds))
- change from tcp/ip port 3305 to the IANA assigned 3493
- all old-style drivers have been deprecated:
aeg bestfort bestuferrups engetron ipt-anzen
mgeups multilink mustekups optiups sms
toshiba1500 ups-trust425+625 upseyeux
- newvictron renamed to victronups
- newpowercom renamed to powercom, replacing previous powercom
and ups-trust425+625 as well
- upsd.users(5) has changed formats.
NOTE: you need to update your file for upsd(8) to function
- upsmon can reload its configuration on the fly (with '-c reload')
- upsdrvctl can power off UPS's in an orderly fashion
- new drivers:
- tripplite - Tripp-Lite SmartUPS models
- newvictron - IMV/Victron hardware
- bestferrups801-807 - Best FerrUPS 8.01-8.07 firmware
- genericups type 14 - for Online P-series units
- upsdrvctl now waits up to "maxstartdelay" (default 45) seconds for a
driver to start before it gives up and goes to the next entry
(refer to CHANGES in the distribution, or
http://www.exploits.org/nut/release/new-0.45.4.txt
and
http://www.exploits.org/nut/release/new-0.45.5.txt
for a detailed list)
- upsd can reload its config files on the fly.
- 'upsdrvctl status' will check for presence of pid files
- upsd can be stopped with 'upsd -c stop'
- newpowercom driver added
- cyberpower driver added
- more man pages
- various bug fixes
Also replace rc.d scripts with much better ones by Luke Mewburn
<lukem@wasabisystems.com> that were slightly editted by me to have some
minimal functionality on pre-rc.d systems.
notable new features:
- upsdrvctl has more options. You can now say "stop" to stop all drivers, or
"stop <ups>" to stop just one. Also, "start <ups>" to just start one is
now supported.
- lots of man pages
- newapc driver converted to new framework
- new masterguard ups driver
- fentonups driver now recognizes the PowerCom SMK-800A
- bestups driver now does proper locking on the serial port
- sms driver table has been updated, and sms.txt provided to explain this
changes include:
- ups info moved to ups.conf instead of upsd.conf
- unified driver control between ups drivers
- upsmon doesn't run as root by default any more; most of the work is
done by an unprivileged child, with a parent only accepting shutdown
messages
- more model support:
- AEG Proect S. - aeg
- SMS Ltda (Brazillian) - sms
- SOLA 620 - bestups
- Ever UPS - everups
- various other improvements and bugfixes
see http://www.exploits.org/nut/release/new-0.45.1.txt for more details)
Changes are too much to list here, see "Changes" in the distribution
for a detailed list. Various bugfixes and enhancements.
Based on a package provided by collver@linuxfreemail.com.
