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From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca>
To: Greg Maruszeczka <greg@grokking.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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Subject: Re: troubles with apcupsd (basic setup)
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--- Greg Maruszeczka <greg@grokking.org> wrote:

> Peter wrote:
> > Hello.  I have an APC BackUPS 650 and I want to have my FreeBSD 5.4
> system
> > shutdown on power failure.  I received a cable with the unit but there
> are
> > no identifying markings.  When I run apcupsd it thinks there is a
> power
> > failure and proceeds to shut me down.  Can anyone help?
> > 
> > My config file:
> > 
> > UPSNAME APC_BACKUPS_650
> > UPSCABLE 940-0020B
> > UPSTYPE dumb
> > DEVICE /dev/cuaa0
> > LOCKFILE /var/spool/lock
> > 
> > ONBATTERYDELAY 10
> > 
> > BATTERYLEVEL 20
> > MINUTES 5
> > TIMEOUT 600
> > 
> > 
> > 	
> 
> Try this cable:
> 
> 940-0020C

Nope.  Same thing.

"Warning power loss detected.
Power failure. Running on UPS batteries."


	

	
		
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