On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 08:11:46PM +0200, David Suna wrote: > I need to replace the UPS on my Ubuntu Dapper machine. My local > computer store (which knows nothing about Linux) has a UPS that connects > via USB rather than the serial port. I was wondering if anyone knows if > this type of UPS is supported by Linux, specifically Ubuntu. I never > managed to configure my current UPS to interface with the system but > since I am getting a new one I figured I would want to do it right. The > USB UPS is made by Gammatronic. > > > Alternatively, does anyone have a specific UPS that they recommend to > use with Linux?
I bought: http://www.datech.co.il/product_info.php?cPath=422&products_id=2403 from them about a month ago. Hence the comments about my UPS taking up my only serial port. The only difference is the picture is white, mine is black. It came with a link to download a fancy GUI interface which ran, but could not see my UPS. I installed openups' smartd which records the following information: IN:234.20V, FAULT:234.20V, OUT:234.60V, LOAD:18.00% INFREQ:50.10hz, BATT:13.50V, TEMP:25.00C, FLAGS 00001001 I don't know what it really means, except that the 1% load says it's fine. This is the 800 VA version, it's running a 1ghz AMD computer, a YES MAX, a cable modem and 16port hub. Note that it openups does not actually shutdown your computer, it includes a command for you to modify to do it, but the default is just a message. Gammatronic UPS's have a good reputation. I've never used one. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
