From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 27 18:15:11 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-american.com (sage-american.com [216.122.141.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F20AA37B417 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:15:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (adsl-64-219-30-188.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.188]) by sage-american.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA11578; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 20:14:55 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20020227201448.00e5e448@mail.sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@mail.sage-american.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 20:14:48 -0600 To: "Mike Meyer" From: Unix Admin Subject: Re: UPS software for Smart-UPS APC Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <15485.36731.902507.650408@guru.mired.org> References: <31324127@toto.iv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thanks.... although it has USB, I will probably use the serial interface. Just curious if anyone tried it with USB being more of a pain at times.... at least it has both choices. NUT seems to be the preference... thanks again for the replies. At 08:01 PM 2.27.2002 -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: >Unix Admin types: >> Am installing a USB Smart-UPS unit made by APC and its bundled software is >> only for SCO Unix and other non-FBSD OS. Thus, I suppose the SCO is >> incompatible > >Not necessarily. If SCO has gone to SysVR4, then you might be able to >use the SysVR4 kernel ABI. Like the Linux kernel ABI, you'll need a >large chunk of an SCO system installed in order to run emulated >software. > >> and was wondering which software would be the best choice from >> the ports for monitoring the power and doing the management & shutdown. I >> see the following possibles and if anyone has had with experience with this >> UPS and any of these programs, I would like your recommendations about >> which best to use ...much obliged!: > >I'll agree with Bruce that nut works very nicely, though I haven't >tried anything with a USB interface. > > -- >Mike Meyer http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ >Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Cheers & Beers JLS System Admin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message