Re: [SLE] UPS

From: Michael W Cocke (cocke_at_catherders.com)
Date: 05/25/05

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
    Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 18:15:57 -0400
    
    

    On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:24:48 -0400, you wrote:

    >On Tuesday 24 May 2005 4:57 pm, Michael W Cocke wrote:
    >> On Tue, 24 May 2005 16:02:53 -0400, you wrote:
    >> >Has anyone used the software from APC (their backup "Plus") for Caldera?
    >> > If so, does it work properly? If not, what software do you use in KDE to
    >> > control an APC UPS?
    >> >
    >> >Thanks,
    >> >
    >> >Fred
    >>
    >> Powerchute is what ships with APC power supplies (don't know what
    >> you're talking about 'backup plus') and it's crap. Look into apcupsd.
    >> If you have one of the usb comm models you'll need to build from
    >> tarball and --enable-usb, but it's completely brainless.
    >>
    >> Here's the how-to I wrote the last time I said it was totally
    >> brainless and someone didn't get it.
    >> http://www.catherders.com/tikiwiki-1.9.0/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=11
    >
    >Ok......thanks.
    >

    Anytime. apcupsd is one of those packages I wish I had written. My
    highest compliment - it just works. I've got it on 8 systems here at
    home. Power in north NJ goes out if it even looks like rain.

    Mike-

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