Re: UPS again
In article <[🔎] 34DB398B.373CF67@verisim.com>, Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com> writes:
>> Like a dummy, I bought a UPS without bothering to check if genpowerd
>> supports it (I don't think it does). But before taking it back (I
>> believe I have a week to do so and it's real stormy now, so I'm glad
>> to have it anyway), I wanted to ask if anyone knew if I could do
>> anything with it.
>>
>> I bought a MinuteMan 280 Pro UPS. It looks like it has "smart"
>> features but does not come with a cable or software. It is made by
>> Para Systems. Is there any Linux software that'll talk to this beast?
> As far as I know, the only package that supports any kind of smart signalling
> is the "apcd" package (for APC systems, of course).
> If your UPS has a dumb-signalling mode, then you can probably build a cable
> that genpower can drive. Beyond that, though, I can't help you.
They sell controller software for SCO Unix; is Debian
binary-compatible enough to run SCO binaries? I seem to recall
hearing it is. Barring that, I'll have to see if I can't talk them
out of the specs...
-Bill.
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