Re: powstatd problem

[Mary Honeycutt <mkhoney@bellsouth.net>]

Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> 
> `powstatd -t` (test mode) should _not_ shut down the computer
> even if it thinks power is low.  I gather you are sure it's not
> running in plain daemon mode?

Actually, I mistyped that paragraph.  What I meant was, that
powstatd, watching ttyS1, reports low power and shuts down.
  
> Is the UPS fully charged?  Setting-up the /etc/powstatd.conf will
> be tricky if you can't get ever the OK signal (instead of LOW).

I charged the UPS for 24 hours prior to connection, just to make
sure.
 
> >                 If I change back to the default ttyS0
> > the test reports OK.  I took the case off and changed the
> > 9-pin conector to COM2 on the motherboard and win95 says
> > its on COM2, so I'm sure ttyS1 is correct.
> 
> What is the ouput of `powstatd -t` ?
> Have you tried new /etc/powstatd.conf settings?

For "watch ttyS0"

CTS	DSR	DCD	RNG	  DTR	RTS	STATUS
 1       1	 0	 0	   0	 1	  OK
 1	 1	 0	 0	   0	 1	  OK
(etc.)

For "watch ttyS1"

 0	 0	 0	 0	   0	 1	  LOW
 0	 0	 0	 0	   0	 1	  LOW
(etc.)

Changing values (0 or 1) for DTR/RTS had no effect.  The lamp
I had plugged into the UPS never even blinked.  Although after
rereading the man page, it seems to say that the UPS may ignore
a -k command if fully charged.

MaryK