Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:17:27 -0500 From: zjoe@sundsu1.deltast.edu To: "Carroll, D. (Danny)" <Danny.Carroll@mail.ing.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, juostaus@yahoo.com Subject: RE: Need help with software to run my APC UPS Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20020716141727.007f5a10@sundsu1.deltast.edu> In-Reply-To: <6C506EA550443D44A061432F1E92EA4C6C534F@citsnl045.europe.in tranet>
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At 02:20 PM 7/16/02 +0200, you wrote:
>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..
No, I didn't make it. The cable came with the UPS.
>Also... Do you have 2 UPS's or are you testing with one on two
>machines?
Yes, I have two UPS's. One on each computer.
I'm using the cables that came with each UPS.
I just posted a response to a guy who figured out one
problem which was that a serial port on one of the machines
wasn't enabled.
Thanks,
Joe B.
>
>-D
>
>:-----Original Message-----
>:From: zjoe@sundsu1.deltast.edu [mailto:zjoe@sundsu1.deltast.edu]
>:Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:23 PM
>:To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; 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?
>:
>::)
>:
>:
>:
>:
>:
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>:
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