On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 17:05, m0gely wrote:
> I suppose so if you get to the internet from the power lines. Phone and
> cable TV lines can be unaffected in a power outage.
really? cable lines don't need power? there isn't some aggregator
box on your block that pulls from the mains?
not accus
I have an atapi dvd reader at /dev/hdc and a usb 2 IOMAGIC dvd writer.
Neither one of these right now is automounting on my CentOS 5.2
system. This is odd to say the least.
Mar 17 21:04:49 eagle kernel: usb 1-6: new high speed USB device using
ehci_hcd and address 11
Mar 17 21:04:49 eagle kernel:
chris (fool) mccraw wrote:
> hate to be pedantic, but if the area is without power for an extended
> time, does that mean that the internet infrastructure won't be
> running?
I suppose so if you get to the internet from the power lines. Phone and
cable TV lines can be unaffected in a power outag
> hate to be pedantic, but if the area is without power for an extended
> time, does that mean that the internet infrastructure won't be
> running?
Maybe not, if you're using dial-up. :-)
Note the power meters on the large (size of a refrigerator, or two)
distribution boxes in your neighborhood.
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> I just spent a few minutes googling on refurbs and didn't find much price
> advantage. Where did you get yours? And are there any local stores that
> sell refurbs?
I don't recall. It's been several years since I bought it. IIRC, I bought
the 1400
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:58 -0700 (PDT)
Rich Shepard dijo:
> On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> > Bottom line: What FOSS software do I need to run, and which UPSs are
> > compatible with it?
>
>apcupsd and the APC units are top-notch. I bought a Smart-1400
> (refurbished) se
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:57, Galen Seitz wrote:
> chris (fool) mccraw wrote:
>> we have a honking APC ups here at the office, like, fridge-sized, and
>> the free software that exists for linux (apcupsd) is pretty flaky. so
>> much so that i have it running, but not doing anything except logging
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:13:41 -0700
Eitan Tsur dijo:
> what about running rv batteries with an inverter or dc-dc supplies? id
> assume the hardest bit would be the switching circuit and charger.
Actually I have a 5000 watt gas powered generator. It puts out enough
to run the fridge, freezer, tele
chris (fool) mccraw wrote:
> we have a honking APC ups here at the office, like, fridge-sized, and
> the free software that exists for linux (apcupsd) is pretty flaky. so
> much so that i have it running, but not doing anything except logging.
> because it logs transient connection-to-the-ups fai
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:48, chris (fool) mccraw wrote:
> we have a honking APC ups here at the office, like, fridge-sized, and
> the free software that exists for linux (apcupsd) is pretty flaky. so
> much so that i have it running, but not doing anything except logging.
> because it logs tr
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:34, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> And, as someone else noted, I
> need to keep my router, switch and modem running too.
hate to be pedantic, but if the area is without power for an extended
time, does that mean that the internet infrastructure won't be
running? guess it d
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> Bottom line: What FOSS software do I need to run, and which UPSs are
> compatible with it?
apcupsd and the APC units are top-notch. I bought a Smart-1400
(refurbished) several years ago that has served me very well. Check the
refurbished prices a
John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> I also didn't think about getting the computers to listen to it. More
> good advice.
> ___
I am running two 1000VA APC units (SmartUPS), they provide plenty of
power for the four systems attached as well as the network
i
what about running rv batteries with an inverter or dc-dc supplies? id
assume the hardest bit would be the switching circuit and charger.
On 3/17/09, Russell Senior wrote:
>> "John" == John Jason Jordan writes:
>
> John> I'm thinking of 1500 VA, but I could be convinced to go
> John> higher.
> "John" == John Jason Jordan writes:
John> I'm thinking of 1500 VA, but I could be convinced to go
John> higher. [...]
My general philosophy on ups's is that 95% of power outages are very
short, a few seconds. In most of the remaining cases, the outages are
long enough that it will run thr
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