On 21. September 2005 at 12:22AM -0500, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 17:21 +0000, Pollywog wrote: > > On 09/20/2005 04:16 pm, John Hasler wrote: > > > Josh Battles writes: > [snip] > > > > I would have bought a UPS for my computer but I don't know of > > any low cost UPS units that are compatible with Linux. > > How low is low? Anything not manufactured by APC should be low-cost and good enough for any home user (My Computer) who backs up regularly. Compatibility might be a problem. But I once managed to get my computer to shut down while connected to a "dumb" UPS using powstatd, which I uninstalled after I lost my serial port (hardware problem). > $ uname -a > Linux haggis 2.6.13n #1 Tue Sep 20 17:30:23 CDT 2005 i686 GNU/Linux > > > $ /sbin/apcaccess status > APC : 001,034,0839 > DATE : Wed Sep 21 00:21:03 CDT 2005 > HOSTNAME : haggis > RELEASE : 3.10.18 > VERSION : 3.10.18 (21 July 2005) debian > UPSNAME : XS1500 > CABLE : Custom Cable Smart > MODEL : Back-UPS RS 1500 [...] APC's offerings tend to be at least twice as expensive as the next brand. I've heard and read lots of FUD from APC that buying a cheap UPS is playing Russian roulette with your data. So I compensate for my "no-name" UPS by installing a separate surge suppressor. So I have two levels of protection. The surge suppressor takes care of the power surges, while the UPS catches the fluctuations. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]