[gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
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. Thanks, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
Might be a bit out of that price range but mge ups's come with some nifty toys. P - Original Message - From: Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gentoo-User [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:41 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge | 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. | | Thanks, | Mark | | | | -- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list | | | -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
On September 03, 2003, Mark Knecht sent me the following: 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 $60 USB versions from APC, but I haven't found anything similar for Linux. What's wrong with using the APC USB UPS under Linux? My little BackUPS works just fine with apcupsd (I'm pretty sure it's in portage) -- Chip Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.chocobo.cx/chip/ GCM/CS d+(-) s+:++ a22? C++ UB$ P+++$ L- E--- W++ N@ o K- w O M+ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+@ R@ tv@ b++@ DI D+(-) G++ e++ h++ r-- y? pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 04:50:55PM +0200, Patrick wrote: |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. I like the APC BK500JS. It costs ~$135 (USD) and has a serial port connection. For drivers, just 'emerge apcupsd', which, IMO is a *much* better package than apc's drivers. Cheers, Dennis -- Dennis Soper[EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Supervisor Facilities Services-- The University of Oregon 1276 University of Oregon phone: 541-346-2286 Eugene, OR 97403 fax:541-346-2299 Please note that my email address has changed. Update your address book to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
What's wrong with using the APC USB UPS under Linux? My little BackUPS works just fine with apcupsd (I'm pretty sure it's in portage) Chip, I'll check into it. My Windows box uses a little BackUPS CS-350. APC supplies some Linux drivers online at their site, but the last time I looked they only worked with serial ports, not USB, so I understood that I could not use this model for my Linux box. I didn't know about apcupsd in the Gentoo database. Thanks! Cheers, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
-Original Message- From: Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge Might be a bit out of that price range but mge ups's come with some nifty toys. P MGE Ellipse 800 USB UPS Seems a bit higher in price - More like $150 on line. No mention I've seen so far about Linux shutdown support. Am I missing it? Shouldn't the apcupsd page have a good list of all the UPS's, by model number, that people have tested? That would be nice... And since this is MGE, is it supported by apcupsd anyway? Probably not. Thanks, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
Hi Mark, Nachricht vom Mittwoch, 3. September 2003, 16:41:49: 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. APC-SmartUPS 700 go for $65 (used) on ebay, with a set of new batteries you would be near $100. They work with nut (network-ups-tools, in portage). Timo -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
What's wrong with using the APC USB UPS under Linux? My little BackUPS works just fine with apcupsd (I'm pretty sure it's in portage) Chip, Do you have a model number for your USB APC? Is it by chance a BackUPS CS-500 ($110) or CS-350? ($74) Thanks, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
APC-SmartUPS 700 go for $65 (used) on ebay, with a set of new batteries you would be near $100. They work with nut (network-ups-tools, in portage). Timo Timo, I'll keep ebay in mind. I was sort of avoiding APC serial based units. My project studio PCs are all dual boot (for instance Windows running GigaSampler and Linux running soft synths) and in the past APC made you change which model of serial cable you had to use for Windows vs. Linux. Weird 'eh? For that reason I'm focusing on USB if I can possibly find one, which it appears I can. Thanks very much, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
If you need cheap go APC - they have cheap models. You might check out nuts which is supposed to do various model UPSs. I think they are at www.nuts.org and are in portage. On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:41:49 -0700 Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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. Thanks, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
Hi Mark, Nachricht vom Mittwoch, 3. September 2003, 19:19:19: Chip, Do you have a model number for your USB APC? Is it by chance a BackUPS CS-500 ($110) or CS-350? ($74) the Smart-UPS-Series has some cool monitoring functions (temperature, line-voltage, batt-voltage, batt-percentage, load-percentage)... I wouldn't want to miss them. Timo -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re[2]: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
Hi Mark, Nachricht vom Mittwoch, 3. September 2003, 19:24:51: APC-SmartUPS 700 go for $65 (used) on ebay, with a set of new batteries you would be near $100. They work with nut (network-ups-tools, in portage). Timo Timo, I'll keep ebay in mind. I was sort of avoiding APC serial based units. My project studio PCs are all dual boot (for instance Windows running GigaSampler and Linux running soft synths) and in the past APC made you change which model of serial cable you had to use for Windows vs. Linux. Weird 'eh? For that reason I'm focusing on USB if I can possibly find one, which it appears I can. I have three smart-ups working with the standard-cable with linux (haven't tried windows yet, but you could connect the UPS's serial cable to a different machine then the one you get power with, and get the UPS's state via network. (See Monitoring Diagrams on http://www.exploits.org/nut/features.html) That works fine for me, btw. Timo -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 08:41, Mark Knecht wrote: 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. APC BackUPS XS 1000; has a USB hook-up, works with apcupsd and runs about $125 for 1000VA. I picked mine up at Office Depot, and they're also available at CompUSA. It's what I use, and it works well for me. Note: this is not an official endorsement :) Best Regards, Daniel signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] The $100 Linux UPS Challenge
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
