On 11/11/06, YvesDM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't know if the ups will actually shutdown the system now on low battery.
If the status changes to "OB LB", then it should shut your system down (assuming everything else is still configured properly).
upsc ain't showing much information on the battery status here, but as far as I remember I've read somewhere in the docs that this is normal with genericups drivers, not?
Yes, the UPS monitors the battery level internally, and sets the serial pins to a certain state. Because genericups is only looking at the levels of two pins, there are only 4 states that the UPS can report (online vs. on battery, battery OK vs. battery low). There is still the possibility that the UPS can report more status over the serial data lines (including battery charge level, voltages, load, etc.) but it sounds like you have tried a number of different drivers already.
It's not the right time now to check if the system really is shutdown when the battery is getting low. (live system) I will test this asap and keep this list informed.
Remember that you can also test things with the UPS powering a dummy load, like an old monitor or a lamp. Then, if you simply do not start upsmon, you can discharge the battery completely without shutting down the system which is monitoring the UPS. 'upsc' only needs the driver and 'upsd', as you found out. -- - Charles Lepple _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser