Re: [OT] UPS signaling cable
On 19 May 02 02:53:25 GMT, csj <csj@mindgate.net> wrote:
> A note from one manufacturer's site, for example, reads in part: "Due to
> special signaling requirements necessary for Windows Plug and Play, the
> serial cable included with the UPS will not work in the Linux
> environment." I'm not sure however if the note is specific to the
> manufacturer's binary-only Linux software.
The SOLA UPS (rebadged BestUPS AFAICT) we use at work has this problem.
Our solution was to plug the special serial cable into a standard
(straight through) serial cable with the offending pin removed.
Frank
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