Monday, February 16, 2004, 3:33:37 AM, you wrote: > On Saturday 14 February 2004 05:04 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: >> On Saturday 14 February 2004 11:22 am, Robert Walker wrote: >> > Saturday, February 14, 2004, 3:46:34 PM, you wrote: >> > > On Saturday 14 February 2004 07:59 am, Robert Walker wrote: >> > >> Hello all, >> > >> >> > >> I am trying to setup some basic shutdown software (i.e. oh look I am >> > >> on batteries I had better shutdown soon :-) for a Belkin UPS I have >> > >> hooked up to a Linux-based PC router. >> > >> >> > >> The model I have connects to a serial port on the PC. I am using MDK >> > >> 9.2 on the router with a custom 2.4.22 TMB kernel with serial support >> > >> statically compiled into the kernel. >> > >> >> > >> I tried the Belkin Linux software specifying ttyS0 (my MB only has one >> > >> RS232 port as it has an onboard VPU) for the serial connection. But >> > >> I get the message: >> > >> 1 2/14/2004 11:45:33 <UPS Disconnect! Cannot get information from >> > >> UPS.> >> > >> in the PRO_UPS.LOG file. >> > >> >> > >> The GTK/Gnome Monitor GUI window appears to work fine and can connect >> > >> to the local upsd process but I get the following problem: >> > >> >> > >> UPS Comm Disconnect >> > >> >> > >> has warning red light beside it in the UPS status window. So the upsd >> > >> deamon process cannot connect to the UPS. All the status UPS model >> > >> details, graphs and dials are blank due there being no connection to >> > >> the UPS... >> > >> >> > >> I have tried the RPM that someone built for the Fedora kernel >> > >> (with even less success). >> > >> >> > >> I have tried the NUT RPM for MDK but apparently this doesn't appear to >> > >> work either. (I tried making a special ups_serv user and putting the >> > >> device and config files under this user). The support hardware section >> > >> says that <belkin> driver should support my hardware but needs the >> > >> proprietary driver installed first (which I did). Again the upsd >> > >> process couldn't connect to the UPS. >> > >> >> > >> Anyone had any joy getting this model (Gold Series) to work with >> > >> Linux? The Belkin Linux GUI is very nice if only it could see the UPS >> > >> hardware... :-) >> > > >> > > I have read that someone used the Bulldog software to get a Belkin gold >> > > to work. It is not a huge program and I think I could send it to you >> > > off list. Simple gui and looks easy to use, unfortunately I have a >> > > offbrand PowMax UPS and It does not configure. HTH >> > >> > Hi Dennis, >> > >> > It is the Bulldog software I am using. The Belkin driver disk does >> > have Linux Bulldog software on it. The software almost works but not >> > quite as the driver cannot find the UPS device (it seems to find the >> > serial ports OK). >> > >> > I have contacted their tech support to see if they can help. >> >> Oh, it was probably your post that I read then. Let me know if you get a >> report on how to make it work. Thanks, > Further to my last post above, after a reboot the bulldog prog now recognizes > my POWMAX UPS. Don't know why, but it does, and I was able to configure it > with no problem. I am about to pull the plug to see if it works. Will let you > all know.
Hi Dennis, Still no joy. I tried rebooting and the Sys-5 script starts the upsd daemon fine (which I was manually starting before). However the daemon process still doesn't see the hardware... I doubt Belkin will bother getting back to me either... -- Best regards, Robert mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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