Re: How to monitor a UPS connected via USB

2011-01-05 Thread shimi
2011/1/5 Amichai Rotman > Hi All, > > Due to the last rainy days, I had a few power surges that caused my Ubuntu > 10.04 box to reboot. > > I went out and bought the first UPS I found that met the price and USB > interface criteria: Silverline Hornet 1000VA (serviced by

RE: How to monitor a UPS connected via USB

2011-01-05 Thread Ron Varburg
> From: amichai  iglu org il > Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 15:39:25 +0200 > Subject: How to monitor a UPS connected via USB > To: linux-il cs huji ac il > > Silverline Hornet 1000VA (serviced by Benda Magnetic) > lsusb lists it as: > Bus 005 Device 002: ID 05b8: Agiler, I

How to monitor a UPS connected via USB

2011-01-05 Thread Amichai Rotman
Hi All, Due to the last rainy days, I had a few power surges that caused my Ubuntu 10.04 box to reboot. I went out and bought the first UPS I found that met the price and USB interface criteria: Silverline Hornet 1000VA (serviced by Benda Magnetic) I connected it to the PC and since then all is

Re: Connecting a USB UPS

2009-08-19 Thread Daniel Feiglin
0 and hidraw0. That was the immediate effect of the insmod. Grinding on Daniel Ori Idan wrote: > It seems to be usb to serial device so try /dev/ttyUSB0 > > -- > Ori Idan > > > 2009/8/19 Daniel Feiglin <mailto:dilog...@inter.net.il>> > > Hello fol

Re: Connecting a USB UPS

2009-08-19 Thread Ori Idan
It seems to be usb to serial device so try /dev/ttyUSB0 -- Ori Idan 2009/8/19 Daniel Feiglin > Hello folks! > > I use a SL1000 UPS. The model is marketed by Advice, and looks like > their continuation of the Sustainer UPS line. It comes with both a > serial and USB port. The

Connecting a USB UPS

2009-08-19 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Hello folks! I use a SL1000 UPS. The model is marketed by Advice, and looks like their continuation of the Sustainer UPS line. It comes with both a serial and USB port. The serial version of the SL line always worked OK under Linux with their grotty (but adequate) UPSMON program, which comes with

Re: UPS

2008-01-30 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Wed, Jan 30, 2008, Noam Rathaus wrote about "Re: UPS": > after 1-2years were the APC. Also 800VA isn't much, it mainly depends on how > much up time you want on power failures. Just curious - VA (or "watts", if you ignore all the "reactive power" techn

Re: UPS

2008-01-29 Thread Noam Rathaus
ase paying twice for quality if you can spare them is a good investment as it will (the APC) hold longer and will not burn up - as our Advice UPS did (no fire, just strong smell of burned plastic). On Tuesday 29 January 2008 21:20:42 Shlomo Solomon wrote: > On Tuesday 29 January 2008, ik w

Re: UPS

2008-01-29 Thread Shlomo Solomon
On Tuesday 29 January 2008, ik wrote: > Wow 850VA for such small requirements > > How about APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA 230V ? It suppose to cost much less > then 850 as well. I think you're wrong about the price - I found the APC you mentioned for over 700 shekels - more than do

Re: UPS

2008-01-29 Thread ik
Wow 850VA for such small requirements How about APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA 230V ? It suppose to cost much less then 850 as well. Ido On Jan 29, 2008 8:38 PM, Shlomo Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that this has been discussed before, but I'd like the most up-to-date

Re: Request for UPS info

2007-12-04 Thread Moshe Gorohovsky
You can replace PC + UPS system by a laptop with external monitor and with (USB) keyboard and mouse. Then you will have up to three hours of power protection:). You definitely need to select a laptop with adequate CPU/GPU/NIC for your tasks. Current (Dec 2007) Debian unstable works fine on

Re: Request for UPS info

2007-12-03 Thread Omer Zak
mper per PC to be protected. UPSes generally deliver only few minutes' power. At the time I looked for an UPS which can power a FAX machine (much lower standby power consumption than PCs) for hours - but in vain. To deliver more power, you may need a generator powered by motor. This time should

Request for UPS info

2007-12-03 Thread Geoff Shang
don't strictly have to be on the UPS). Here is what I'd like to know: 1. I'm guessing that there are two issues when it comes to UPSs - power output and how long that power can be delivered before draining the bateries. How much power will I need and is there a target length of

Re: UPS for Linux

2007-11-21 Thread Kfir Lavi
gt; David Suna > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Leonid Podolny wrote: > > > I think, these days all (or almost all) the cheap ones are supported > > by NUT. Particularly, I own this one > > (http://www.zap.co.il/fs.asp?PID=273870771&sog=C-UPS), and it just > > works OK.

Re: UPS for Linux

2007-11-21 Thread David Suna
70771&sog=C-UPS), and it just works OK. I mean, I'm able to see battery charge and such, which probably means that I can configure it to gracefully turn off my computer during an outage. = To unsubscribe, send mail to [E

Re: UPS for Linux

2007-11-21 Thread Leonid Podolny
Leonid Podolny wrote: I think, these days all (or almost all) the cheap ones are supported by NUT. Particularly, I own this one (http://www.zap.co.il/fs.asp?PID=273870771&sog=C-UPS), and it just works The link to Zap doesn't work for some reason, so I'll give the link to so

Re: UPS for Linux

2007-11-21 Thread Leonid Podolny
Constantine Shulyupin wrote: Hi, Wow it's raining and lighting! And have no UPS for my homelinux.net! Some time ago here was a dicusson about UPS for Linux. Could somebody give me a link or send conclusions about which and where to buy suitable UPS for home Linux? Thanks Constantine Shul

UPS for Linux

2007-11-21 Thread Constantine Shulyupin
Hi, Wow it's raining and lighting! And have no UPS for my homelinux.net! Some time ago here was a dicusson about UPS for Linux. Could somebody give me a link or send conclusions about which and where to buy suitable UPS for home Linux? Thanks Constantine Shul

Re: UPS with USB that can be monitored from Linux

2007-10-02 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
ctor is 1.414 times Watts to equal VA and the other way around is .707. The units are always over rated anyway, so it is best to run your UPS at about 1/2 of it's rated capacity. I have a cheap UPS with a serial port so I won't recommend it.It's rated at 800 "watts" (5

UPS with USB that can be monitored from Linux

2007-10-02 Thread Arieh Skliarouk
Hello, I am looking for UPS that can be monitored from Linux with following requirements: * Can be purchased in Israel (as well as a spare batteries) * Have output of 800+ Watts for 10+ minutes (to hold several computers) * Can be monitored over USB connector (of type B), and not over RS-232

Re: UPS and Linux

2007-07-03 Thread ik
Hi, Thanks every one that answered me. On 7/2/07, Vassilii Khachaturov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is it for a server room or an (home?) office location? In that case, make sure you can live with the dB the UPS will put up. And listen to it yourself --- lower dB at some freqs sounds n

Re: UPS and Linux

2007-07-02 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
Is it for a server room or an (home?) office location? In that case, make sure you can live with the dB the UPS will put up. And listen to it yourself --- lower dB at some freqs sounds nastier than higher dB on others. VKh = To

Re: UPS and Linux

2007-07-02 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 08:15:32PM +0300, Oron Peled wrote: > On Thursday, 28 June 2007 19:42, ik wrote: >> I'm looking for a home UPS that is known to be good an to be working >> with Linux either by SNMP or other protocols that I can find some >> daemon that can un

Re: UPS and Linux

2007-06-28 Thread Oron Peled
On Thursday, 28 בJune 2007 19:42, ik wrote: > I'm looking for a home UPS that is known to be good an to be working > with Linux either by SNMP or other protocols that I can find some > daemon that can understand it. Most Linux distros has the 'nut' (Network-UPS-Tool

UPS and Linux

2007-06-28 Thread ik
Hi List, I'm looking for a home UPS that is known to be good an to be working with Linux either by SNMP or other protocols that I can find some daemon that can understand it. Now after a long search, APC does not have the 640 anymore in Israel (at least I could not find in ZAP and on se

Re: USB UPS

2007-02-19 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
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

Re: USB UPS -> MGE ups systems?

2007-02-15 Thread Oron Peled
On Thursday, 15 בFebruary 2007 01:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Alternatively, does anyone have a specific UPS that they recommend > > to use with Linux? > > MGE ups systems? I haven't personally used them, but they are the first on my checklist -- just see wh

Re: USB UPS -> MGE ups systems?

2007-02-15 Thread Gil Freund
On 2/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:11 pm, David Suna wrote: > The USB UPS is made by Gammatronic. Don't know about Gammatronic. > > Alternatively, does anyone have a specific UPS that they recommend > to use

Re: USB UPS -> MGE ups systems?

2007-02-14 Thread shaulka
On Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:11 pm, David Suna wrote: > The USB UPS is made by Gammatronic. Don't know about Gammatronic. > > Alternatively, does anyone have a specific UPS that they recommend > to use with Linux?

Re: USB UPS

2007-02-14 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
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

USB UPS

2007-02-14 Thread David Suna
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

Re: Evil lightnings (or: Advice UPS)

2005-11-21 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 09:36:11AM +0200, Yedidyah Bar-David wrote: > The short answer: > An Advice e-com 500 worked for me with nut and the mustek driver. Note that a lightening strike nearby or on the power or telephone line will not be stopped by a UPS. Even worse are the cheap

Re: Evil lightnings (or: Advice UPS)

2005-11-20 Thread Yedidyah Bar-David
On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 01:41:45AM +0200, Oren Held wrote: > Hi, > > > Any good/bad experience with Advice UPS (P or ECOM 600/700) relationship > with Linux? > > http://www.advice.co.il supplies a Linux software, however seems like > it's an evil binary... >

Evil lightnings (or: Advice UPS)

2005-11-20 Thread Oren Held
Hi, Any good/bad experience with Advice UPS (P or ECOM 600/700) relationship with Linux? http://www.advice.co.il supplies a Linux software, however seems like it's an evil binary... Anybody got it work? Another recommended UPS? (Googling only gave me this non-informative thread from

RE: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2005-05-18 Thread Alex Alexander
Hey guys... I'm having the same problem with my Mustek Powermust 2000VA USB... I tried using the serial port emulated by the driver [Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial], but NUT wouldnt connect to it using the mustek driver... upsdrvctl results: Syncing with UPS: .Startup

Re: Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to theInternet

2004-12-04 Thread Amit Aronovitch
OTECTED]> To: "Linux-IL mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 2:18 AM Subject: Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to theInternet > Recently I have been experiencing very frequent lock-ups of my PC. I > had to press the RESE

Re: Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to the Internet

2004-12-02 Thread Yedidyah Bar-David
On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 10:30:11AM +0200, Omer Zak wrote: > Where can I find that "little CPU burn-in proggie"? There is a live CD called stresslinux. I played with it very little. > > My purpose in asking the mailing list was mainly to find if anyone knows > about any issue with 2.6.8, which co

Re: Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to the Internet

2004-12-02 Thread Omer Zak
On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 05:01, Ira Abramov wrote: > Quoting Omer Zak, from the post of Thu, 02 Dec: > > Any clues? > > Is it a known problem of kernel 2.6.8 (after having been patched by > > Debian)? > > What can I do to trap the failure which causes the kernel to lockup? > > no problems at this end

Re: Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to the Internet

2004-12-01 Thread Omer Zak
debian packages using aptitude. On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 02:18, Omer Zak wrote: > Recently I have been experiencing very frequent lock-ups of my PC. I > had to press the RESET button to release the lockup. When the lockup > occurs, neither the keyboard nor the mouse respond. > &

Re: Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to the Internet

2004-12-01 Thread Ira Abramov
Quoting Omer Zak, from the post of Thu, 02 Dec: > Any clues? > Is it a known problem of kernel 2.6.8 (after having been patched by > Debian)? > What can I do to trap the failure which causes the kernel to lockup? no problems at this end... does it happen also with other kernels, say an earlier or

Frequent lock-ups of Debian Testing Linux when connected to the Internet

2004-12-01 Thread Omer Zak
Recently I have been experiencing very frequent lock-ups of my PC. I had to press the RESET button to release the lockup. When the lockup occurs, neither the keyboard nor the mouse respond. My software configuration: Kernel: 2.6.8-1-686 pptp-linux 1.5.0-4 pptpd 1.2.1-2 xfree864.3.0

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-30 Thread Shaul Karl
ch is usually a PC. > > That's what remained connected all the time. > > > 3. A communication connector, be that USB or serial. > > > > That's what also connected. > > > In particular, if your UPS doesn't have any 220V outlet then how it is &

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-29 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Saturday 27 November 2004 22:21, you wrote: > On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 06:07:58PM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > However, disconnecting the UPS from the main power supply did not report > > anything there. On the other hand, I did not connect anything else to > > the

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-27 Thread Shaul Karl
On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 06:07:58PM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > However, disconnecting the UPS from the main power supply did not report > anything there. On the other hand, I did not connect anything else to > the UPS per Shaul Karl's suggestion, because there are only comm

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-27 Thread Shlomi Fish
ttached now. OK, I compiled and run it on /dev/input/event*. /dev/input/event0 is the keyboard. /dev/input/event1 is the mouse. /dev/input/event2 seems to be the UPS based on the fact evtest reports: <<< Input device name: "Cypress Semiconductor USB to Serial" >>> Wh

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-27 Thread Matan Ziv-Av
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > Did you try the shipped program? Did it work? > > In any case, I'd rather avoid having to use such a program. I did not think of using it usually, but if it works, you can at least strace it, and see which device files it uses. > Sorry, but no atta

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-27 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Saturday 27 November 2004 00:43, Matan Ziv-Av wrote: > On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > I'm trying to get a Mustek PowerMust 600 USB UPS (= Uninterrupted Power > > Supply) working with Linux while connected using the USB connection. It > > ships with a mon

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-27 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Saturday 27 November 2004 00:48, you wrote: > Forgot to write: Did you see > http://lists.exploits.org/hidups/ > http://lists.exploits.org/hidups/Jul2004/ Hmmm... I read it now. Well, it doesn't help because it doesn't give a solution to the problem. Also the dmesg seems to be substantialy dif

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-26 Thread Shaul Karl
t; (for example, disconnect the UPS from the mains and reconnect). > Needless to say, have the UPS drive a dummy load when you do that. For example: ++ | comm out |----- A PC | UPS | | 220V out |- A lamp (bulb) ++ Obvio

Re: Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-26 Thread Matan Ziv-Av
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Shlomi Fish wrote: > I'm trying to get a Mustek PowerMust 600 USB UPS (= Uninterrupted Power > Supply) working with Linux while connected using the USB connection. It ships > with a monitoring software for Linux, but it is some kind of heavyweight > Java

Getting a PowerMust 600 UPS to work with Linux using the USB Connection

2004-11-26 Thread Shlomi Fish
Hi all! I'm trying to get a Mustek PowerMust 600 USB UPS (= Uninterrupted Power Supply) working with Linux while connected using the USB connection. It ships with a monitoring software for Linux, but it is some kind of heavyweight Java application, that occupies 10's of MB's of

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Oron Peled
On Thursday 22 April 2004 21:05, Aaron wrote: > No idea what the driver is. > Why is there a problem if its a binary only driver/daemon. http://www.opensource.org http://hamakor.org.il and for desert: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy -- Oron Peled Voice/Fax: +972-4-822

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread linux-il
Aaron wrote: No idea what the driver is. Did you get the sources? Why is there a problem if its a binary only driver/daemon. For instance - does it work with kernel 2.6 (or whatever major kernel release you considered)? With difference glibc? Different architecture? --Amos ==

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Aaron
the future. I believe the archive has an example for this. > >From memory, someone (Micha Feiglin?) had issues with the version he had > for the ncurses library and a binary UPS software. > In general, there is a possibility that a binary dependencies are > broken, eith

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Shaul Karl
ts a binary only driver/daemon. I should have been more careful: there *might* be a problem, either now or in the future. I believe the archive has an example for this. >From memory, someone (Micha Feiglin?) had issues with the version he had for the ncurses library and a binary UPS software.

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Shaul Karl
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 04:11:34PM +0300, Aaron wrote: > I got an Etan, > It came with Linux drivers/daemon and it seems to be working so far > I hope this is not a binary only drivers/daemon. -- "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still ea

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Aaron
No idea what the driver is. Why is there a problem if its a binary only driver/daemon. Aaron On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 20:34, Shaul Karl wrote: > On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 04:11:34PM +0300, Aaron wrote: > > I got an Etan, > > It came with Linux drivers/daemon and it seems to be working so far > > > >

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Oron Peled
On Thursday 22 April 2004 08:07, Aaron wrote: > After my 10th power off in 3 days I am seriously looking to buy a UPS. > > I looked in the local stores in Rechovot and saw one for 500 shekels. > > Is the a problem using a UPS with linux? http://www.mgeups.co.il/ Pros: - A wo

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Shaul Karl
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 08:07:52AM +0300, Aaron wrote: > After my 10th power off in 3 days I am seriously looking to buy a UPS. > > I looked in the local stores in Rechovot and saw one for 500 shekels. > > Is the a problem using a UPS with linux? > In addition to what w

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Aaron
I got an Etan, It came with Linux drivers/daemon and it seems to be working so far Thanks Aaron On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 14:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm no expert but what I understand is that if you want Linux to be aware > of the state of the UPS (e.g. when the mains go down

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Daniel Feiglin
for nearly 4 (!) years. Mine works fine (SuSE 9.0 etc etc). Aaron wrote: After my 10th power off in 3 days I am seriously looking to buy a UPS. I looked in the local stores in Rechovot and saw one for 500 shekels. Is the a problem using a UPS with linux? How do I know which one to buy and if

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Ez-Aton
I'm using Advice UPS, and it works like a charm (poweroff the computer after reaching below certain % of power, etc.). search for a solution called Network UPS Tools (NUT), and compare the models supported by it, with the models you can purchase. I know that regarding Advice's UPSs

Re: ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread linux-il
I'm no expert but what I understand is that if you want Linux to be aware of the state of the UPS (e.g. when the mains go down the the UPS starts using its battery, and how much time is left so Linux can shut down cleanly just before the battery becomes empty) then your options might be li

ups and linux?

2004-04-22 Thread Aaron
After my 10th power off in 3 days I am seriously looking to buy a UPS. I looked in the local stores in Rechovot and saw one for 500 shekels. Is the a problem using a UPS with linux? How do I know which one to buy and if I am getting a good deal? Thanks Aaron

Re: GNU/Linux drivers for UPS

2003-11-07 Thread Shaul Karl
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 11:08:52AM +0200, John Rabkin wrote: > > Thanks for the heads up, no joy getting any of the drivers included in > the NUT package to work though. > Script started on Fri Nov 7 13:59:42 2003 $ /bin/upsc [EMAIL PROTECTED] battery.charge: 113.5 driver.name: powercom driver

Re: GNU/Linux drivers for UPS

2003-11-07 Thread John Rabkin
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 02:44:56AM +0200, Ez-Aton wrote: > I have a similar model, I don't remember the exact model number, manufactured > by Advice, and using NUT (Network UPS Tools) I am able to work with it on > connected to my Linux box, shutting down the computer after p

Re: GNU/Linux drivers for UPS

2003-11-06 Thread Ez-Aton
I have a similar model, I don't remember the exact model number, manufactured by Advice, and using NUT (Network UPS Tools) I am able to work with it on connected to my Linux box, shutting down the computer after predefined time / battery status, automatically. The module I use is c

GNU/Linux drivers for UPS

2003-11-06 Thread John Rabkin
Hello all, The short version: I want to save myself time and effort by asking on this list if anyone is successfully communicating with the "Advice Partner PR600" UPS on Linux. The long version: I have a UPS, its manufactured by Advice and its model is the Partner PR600. Curr

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-15 Thread Daniel Feiglin
n risk, you would like to try the nut software with the powercom driver with your Sustainer UPS? Later. Gotta go to work soon (Shmira 21:00->06:00. Anyone got something better?) The first thing I would do when carrying out such experimentation is having the mains power feed the PC directly,

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-15 Thread Shaul Karl
On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 07:13:43AM +0300, Daniel Feiglin wrote: > > > Boaz Rymland wrote: > >Hi there! > > > >first, my personal thanks for the tips. I will be looking for a ups for my > >linux station, although something less strong - 450/600VA will be enough &

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-15 Thread Shaul Karl
, you would like to try the nut software with the powercom driver with your Sustainer UPS? The first thing I would do when carrying out such experimentation is having the mains power feed the PC directly, as opposed to having the UPS supply power to the PC. If possible I would load the UPS with a light

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi there! first, my personal thanks for the tips. I will be looking for a ups for my linux station, although something less strong - 450/600VA will be enough for me. indeed, if it wants the sysadmin to edit lc.local it is an old daemon... . say, how much did it cost? I got

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Oleg Kobets wrote: Let me join that. I have a Sustainer interactive VA600 ups with serial connection and I am too cannot work with it from linux despite their promise in the specs. I mailed them to no avail. Can you send me the link to the tarball or send it by email directly ? Tar file sent

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Shaul Karl wrote: On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 04:34:59AM +0300, Daniel Feiglin wrote: Hello folks! People looking for a UPS with Linux support may find this useful: I gather it is not open software, is it? Do *we* remember to ask for full disclosure documentation when purchasing hardware? Not

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Shaul Karl
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 07:45:41PM +0300, Oron Peled wrote: > > So, any open-spec or open-software UPS? > Dumb UPSs that I know of: 1. I bought a used ToPower 650. It works nicely with http://www.exploits.org/nut. The communication cable is not the OEM one. I have the wiri

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Oleg Kobets
Let me join that. I have a Sustainer interactive VA600 ups with serial connection and I am too cannot work with it from linux despite their promise in the specs. I mailed them to no avail. Can you send me the link to the tarball or send it by email directly ? Thanks. - Original Message

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Official Flamer/Cabal NON-Leader
Quoth Oron Peled: > "Me too". Does anyone know about a UPS available in Israel with: > - open/free software > - and/or a complete spec so we can write software for it? Systel. I bought a PM1500 from them, once, and was given a complete spec for the thing. I

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Oron Peled
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:17:17 +0300 Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gather it is not open software, is it? Do *we* remember to ask for > full disclosure documentation when purchasing hardware? "Me too". Does anyone know about a UPS available in Israel wit

Re: UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-14 Thread Shaul Karl
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 04:34:59AM +0300, Daniel Feiglin wrote: > Hello folks! > > People looking for a UPS with Linux support may find this useful: > I gather it is not open software, is it? Do *we* remember to ask for full disclosure documentation when purchasing hardware

UPS with Linux support - well sort of

2003-07-13 Thread Daniel Feiglin
Hello folks! People looking for a UPS with Linux support may find this useful: I just installed a 1KVa S1000 unit from Sustainer (www.sustainer.co.il, Bar Kochba 8, Bnei Brak, 03 5793686). It comes with the usual Win s/w with lots of pretty buttons and clock-like displays. It also comes with

Re: UPS recommendations

2002-12-30 Thread Official Flamer/Cabal NON-Leader
Quoth Skliarouk Arie: > Hello, > > We are looking for UPS recommendations that would fit following criterias: > > 1) Connection between the UPS and computer is made using TxD and RxD pins > 2) Smart mode of operation must be fully described and openly > 3) It is possible to

Re: UPS recommendations

2002-12-30 Thread mnna4
D]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 5:28 PM Subject: Re: UPS recommendations > On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 01:41:23PM +0200, mnna4 wrote: > > http://www.advice.co.il/product/inter/ups.html > > > > VERY pleased with their dev

Re: UPS recommendations

2002-12-30 Thread Shaul Karl
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 01:41:23PM +0200, mnna4 wrote: > http://www.advice.co.il/product/inter/ups.html > > VERY pleased with their devices What software package are you using? I have such ups myself and use the nut package. However Advice is not willing to release the communication

Re: UPS recommendations

2002-12-30 Thread mnna4
http://www.advice.co.il/product/inter/ups.html VERY pleased with their devices - Original Message - From: "Skliarouk Arie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:

UPS recommendations

2002-12-30 Thread Skliarouk Arie
Hello, We are looking for UPS recommendations that would fit following criterias: 1) Connection between the UPS and computer is made using TxD and RxD pins ONLY (except ground). In Best Power UPSes it was called "smart mode of operation". 2) Smart mode of operation must be fully

Re: UPS support

2002-09-12 Thread Oleg Kobets
Man, I just gave you a site url, oh well, here goes anyway: 400va - 463 NIS 600va - 666 NIS :-) 700va - 840 NIS VAT included. It has rs232 connection with cable and Linux software that works with RH and Slackware. For all your questions see: http://www.sustainer.co.il/heb/product/ups

Re: UPS support

2002-09-12 Thread Oleg Kobets
L PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:27 PM Subject: UPS support > Can anyone recommend a UPS available in the Jerusalem area > that is support by RedHat Linux 7.0? We have had several long > lasting power interruptions recently. The UPS I have does not have > an interface

Re: Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-12 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
Ilan Finci wrote: > I don't have the download site (since got it on a CD), but the details are: > RUPS Lite - UPS Monitoring Utility. Version 3.1 > Copyright(C) Mega System Technologies, Inc. 1999. Another solution, for the hardware hackers among you would be to use a small power

Re: Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-12 Thread Meir Kriheli
On Thursday 12 September 2002 06:25, Ilan Finci wrote: > I've got a Gamatronic UPS (750VA), and use the RUPS software to monitor > it. It is a general software, that suppose to support many types of UPSs. > > I don't have the download site (since got it on a CD), but the de

Re: UPS support

2002-09-12 Thread Yaacov Fenster - System Engineering Troubleshooting and other miracles
> up a batch file to send a rsh or ssh instruction to shutdown then I > can accomplish the automatic shutdown based on the UPS on the > Windows box. Not as exact but better than what I have now. A simple solution would be to have a daemon on the Linux box "listen" on port X. All

Re: Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-11 Thread Ilan Finci
I've got a Gamatronic UPS (750VA), and use the RUPS software to monitor it. It is a general software, that suppose to support many types of UPSs. I don't have the download site (since got it on a CD), but the details are: RUPS Lite - UPS Monitoring Utility. Version 3.1 Copyright(C) M

Re: Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-11 Thread Ariel Biener
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > the Gamatronic guys say u need to pay for linux software for this UPS. Paying for the UPS software after buying the darn UPS is outrageous. --Ariel > > > Are they willing to reveal the communication protocol? > > > &g

Re: Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-11 Thread shaulka
On Wed, Sep 11, 2002 at 11:32:34PM +0300, Max K. wrote: > On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Ariel Biener wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > >I need such for a Gamatronic UPS (I don't know what make, it's owned by > > a T

Re: Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-11 Thread Max K.
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Ariel Biener wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > >I need such for a Gamatronic UPS (I don't know what make, it's owned by > a TAU proffessor). It has serial port, and I need it on RedHat 7.3. the Gamatronic guys say u need to pay for linux sof

Re: UPS support

2002-09-11 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
g down.If I can set > up a batch file to send a rsh or ssh instruction to shutdown then I > can accomplish the automatic shutdown based on the UPS on the > Windows box.Not as exact but better than what I have now. Sure: 1. make sure your linux box sshd allows root logins (BTW: what about

Gamatronic UPS software or compatible

2002-09-11 Thread Ariel Biener
Hi, I need such for a Gamatronic UPS (I don't know what make, it's owned by a TAU proffessor). It has serial port, and I need it on RedHat 7.3. Anyone has such thing ? --Ariel -- Ariel Biener e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP(6.5.8) public key http://www.tau.ac.il/~arie

UPS support

2002-09-11 Thread David Suna
Can anyone recommend a UPS available in the Jerusalem area that is support by RedHat Linux 7.0? We have had several long lasting power interruptions recently. The UPS I have does not have an interface to allow automatic shutdown of the computer. I would like to purchase a new UPS that can

Re: Gamatronic UPS

2002-03-06 Thread Shaul Karl
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's not what they've told me. > More or less exact answer I've got from them , is that I have to pay > additional fee > and that is pretty expensive program. ( Probably this stems from the fact , > that > Gamatro

Re: Gamatronic UPS

2002-03-05 Thread Kenneth G. Kay
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It's not what they've told me. > More or less exact answer I've got from them , is that I have to pay > additional fee > and that is pretty expensive program. ( Probably this stems from the fact , > that > Gama

Re: Gamatronic UPS

2002-03-05 Thread Shaul Karl
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > > > Hi, I'm now the proud owner of a Gamatronic 600va UPS. It comes > > with a windows program to shut down the computer. > > > > Does anyone know of a program for linux? > > > > Their web site

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