On Friday 17 August 2007, Gavin David wrote: >HI Tony, > > No, you don't need powerchute with apcupsd. Set up the scripts in / >etc/apcupsd to send alerts/pages/emails for the different events. >Then /etc/rc.d/init.d/apcupsd will provide the daemon when enabled >and started. > There's another package apcupsd-cgi which will provide a nice web >page where you can get graphics showing load/battery status/run time, >etc. - but I don't know if it's available in the CentOS repositories >(I'm currently running it on Fedora systems only). > > Dave > This appears to need a different configuration option setup in FF-2.0.0.6, can anyone advise? All FF wants to do with those scripts in /var/www/apcupsd/* is sic gedit after them, which fails due to gedit not knowing the language here on an up2date FC6 system. >On Aug 17, 2007, at 11:08 AM, tony.chamberlain@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Thanks, that installed OK. Do I still need to use PowerChute, or >> does this take its place? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> >> Message: 17 >> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:44:37 -0400 >> From: Gavin David <dgavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: APC UPS >> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Message-ID: <2E31BFA3-0EE8-4DA1-813A-9C2D130498C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed >> >> Install apcupsd via yum - it supports USB. Set the following values >> in /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf: >> >> UPSCABLE usb >> UPSTYPE usb >> DEVICE >> >> >> The DEVICE setting has to be blank - the comments in the conf file >> mention this. I have several of these UPSes that are monitored this >> way. >> >> Dave >> >> On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:37 AM, tony.chamberlain@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> > -Anyone use an APC Uinterruptible Power Source BK 350 with Linux? >> > There is an RJ45-USB cable, but they say the USB cable will not work >> > with Linux, and I need an RJ45 to Serial cable. Thw software that >> > goes with >> > it (PowerChute for Linux) asks which serial port you want to use it >> > with so it >> > must need a serial port. >> > >> > I am using CentOS and there is pl2303 and usbserial, but that >> > doesn't seem to recognize >> > the USB port I plugged the machine into. However, hwbrowser shows >> > >> > American Power Conversion Back-UPS Pro 500/1000/1500 >> > >> > under system devices, when the USB port is connected. >> > >> > Any idea how to access it through a serial port? I can't find /dev/ >> > ttyUSB* >> > -- >> >> -- >> fedora-list mailing list >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The static electricity routing is acting up...
