I have the same UPS and I will check tonight if I have the same cable (sounds right from memory). I have one question. Actually 2..
Did you buy the cable or build it? I tried for weeks to build a cable from the plans I found on the net. In the end I bought one from APC and guess what? Worked out of the box.. Also... Do you have 2 UPS's or are you testing with one on two machines? -D :-----Original Message----- :From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] :Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:23 PM :To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jon :Subject: Re: Need help with software to run my APC UPS : : : :>did you comment out :> :>#ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure :>or :>#ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure :> in /etc/ttys? this was my problem. : :Tried this and it didn't work. : :This is where I stand now: : :1. Two computers each with a APC Back-UPS Pro 650 and cable :attached (one has a 940-0095A and the other has a 940-0095B). : :2. One computer runs FreeBSD4.6 and the other runs FreeBSD4.4 : :3. *Neither* computer will work with "bkpupsd" or "apcupsd" :from the ports collection. : :A) type: bkpupsd /dev/cuaa0 : result: on one computer it starts the daemon, but won't perform : when power plug is pulled, : on the other computer it starts the daemon, but :immediately : annouces the power has failed and shuts down : :B) type: apcupsd start : result: one computer hangs, the other complains it can't :communicate : with UPS. : :Note: A guy on the apcupsd mail-list has the same exact UPS+cable :and runs FreeBSD4.6 and sent me his "apcupsd.conf" file. I had :the same result with it. : :4. Tried installing "upsd" from the ports collection on one computer :and the computer hung on booting -- isn't this one needed for :NUT to work? :(Also installed NUT, BTW.) : :5. Totally baffled at this point. : :According to apcupsd.com, one possible source of error in a :situation like this one is: : :"Chosen serial port has logins enabled. You must disable logins on that :port, otherwise, the system prevents apcupsd from using it. :Normally, the :file /etc/inittab specifies the ports for which a getty :process is started. :You must disable getty for the port which you wish to use." : :I'm not sure I disabled logins for the device correctly. :Not sure what to do now. : :Important note: Several years ago one of these UPSs worked with :"bkpupsd" with the exact same hardware -- but after I upgraded :that very :old version of FreeBSD it won't work. : :Any ideas? : ::) : : : : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Dr. Joseph A. Bentley : Professor of Chemistry : Dept. of Physical Sciences Phone: (662) 846-4482 : P.O. Box 3255-DSU FAX: (662) 846-4486 : Delta State University E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Cleveland, MS 38733 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : "It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." : : -- Gore Vidal : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : :To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] :with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message : ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
