Mark Knecht ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: > Hi, > This has been an ongoing problem for me. Can anyone recommend a UPS for a > Linux desktop type machine that can do an automated shutdown and runs in the > neighborhood of $100? I have no trouble with this in Windows, doing it with > $60 USB versions from APC, but I haven't found anything similar for Linux. > > If you've solved this problem, please respond back with both the UPS > model number (if possible) and where to get the drivers.
Hows about on the way to working? I bought a BackUPS 300 for $10 at a hamfest. I found out later it was $10 because the cable (serial) was missing. Of course it's a custom serial cable. So I found directions on the net for building your own cable (wire, connectors and a resistor). The linux daemon is called 'apcupsd' (often confused with cupsd). Unfortunately, right now it is just battery backup, I don't have the cable made due to schedule-creap of other projects with higher priority... *8v) So I guess my suggestion is to take a look at apcupsd. HTH Cooper. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
