If you are using newhidups/usbhid-ups, the option "-x pollfreq=<value>" can be used to set the polling frequency (or put "pollfreq=<value>" into ups.conf). The default is 30 seconds.
-- Peter Justin Piszcz wrote: > > When I disconnect my UPS from the wall, I have to wait 15-30 seconds > before the USB drier 'polls' this information and tells me that the UPS is > on battery power (via knutclient or syslog via nut): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] POWER ALERT on Fri Jan 26 12:49:29 EST 2007 > > With a serial connection, I would get the alerts IMMEDIATELY (0.5-1 > seconds) after disconnecting the UPS. My new machine does not have a > serial port built-in, only a serial header, and of course does not come > with an included cable, so I chose to use USB. > > My question is, how do I change the polling time that nut uses to poll the > device to match that of the serial port? > > The reason I'd like to is I am not going to see any power alerts for > unless there is a power outage for longer than 15-30 seconds. > > I've checked the FAQ on this, do I have to change the 'MAXAGE' parameter > to force more frequent updates? > > Justin. > > _______________________________________________ > Nut-upsuser mailing list > Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser > _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser