I have an APC Back-UPS 650 Pro. Works like a charm. I don't use the Linux driver that is supplied, because apcupsd works better. Gives you more information than you probably want to know. I get in excess of 50 minutes out of it, with the monitor on but blanked.
Cam * csj ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I'm planning to replace my borked el-cheapo UPS. Can somebody recommend > a widely available brand that comes with a Linux-compatible signaling > cable? From my limited web research it appears that not all signaling > cables are the same. > > A note from one manufacturer's site, for example, reads in part: "Due to > special signaling requirements necessary for Windows Plug and Play, the > serial cable included with the UPS will not work in the Linux > environment." I'm not sure however if the note is specific to the > manufacturer's binary-only Linux software. > > I'm not running a server. But I do leave the machine on for the night to > do stuff like transcoding an mjpeg video capture into 2-pass divx or > compiling xfree86. So I do need the option for an intelligent unattended > shut-down. > > -- Cam Ellison Ph.D. R.Psych. From Roberts Creek on B.C.'s incomparable Sunshine Coast [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
