On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 16:35 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > > Da Rock wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 08:24 +1000, Da Rock wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:02 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> > >>> Da Rock wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Da Rock wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the > >>>>>> voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I > >>>>>> need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my > >>>>>> little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while > >>>>>> she's > >>>>>> in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't > >>>>>> want > >>>>>> to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any > >>>>>> shrieks when I unplug the power... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed > >>>> units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all > >>> their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( > >>> which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored > >>> in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good > >>> actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) > >>> > >>> > >> So it can be switched off with the software? That could work for me... > >> > > > > I just confirmed with APC regarding this software setting, and they > > confirmed it- but stated categorically that only the Window$ software of > > their making could do it. Can you confirm the BSD software will do it? > > > > I think I shocked the guy when he suggested just hook up to another > > windows box to change the setting, then put it on whatever machine I > > wanted, and I told him that was near impossible- "I wouldn't corrupt my > > network with M$"!!! > > > > > I assure you, apcupsd has this option. Here is a direct paste from my > freebsd server: > > Please select the function you want to perform. > > 1) Test kill UPS power > 2) Perform self-test > 3) Read last self-test result > 4) Change battery date > 5) View battery date > 6) View manufacturing date > 7) Set alarm behavior > 8) Set sensitivity > 9) Quit > > Select function number: 7 > > Current alarm setting: DISABLED > Press... > E to Enable alarms > D to Disable alarms > Q to Quit with no changes > Your choice: > > You can access this by running apctest as root. It is installed as part > of sysutils/apcupsd. You should however stop the apcupsd monitoring > daemon before running apctest.
I figured this was the case of M$ misinformation again. Cool- I've made the right choice then. I ordered one based on the fact that at worst I could run either window$ in a VM, or wine, or that window$ lookalike in a VM. But this is much better... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
