Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:08:44 -0500 From: zjoe@sundsu1.deltast.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Need help with software to run my APC UPS Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20020708000844.007a3d30@sundsu1.deltast.edu>
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Okay, I've been working on my UPS problem for awhile and
now I need the help of an expert. I am trying to get either
BKPUPSD or APCUPSD (both in FreeBSD ports) to monitor/work the UPS
correctly. I can't get either of these programs to work.
I'm using FreeBSD 4.6.
The simpler of these two is 'bkpupsd'. I just used /stand/sysinstall
to install it. The man page says:
# bkpupsd /dev/cuaa0
or
# bkpupsd /dev/cuaa1 (the default)
When I use /dev/cuaa0 I get immediate low battery and shutdown messages.
The computer then shuts down. The other device gives no result - even
when the power cord is pulled from the wall and the UPS goes on battery.
The serial connection on the back of the computer is of the 9-pin variety
and is attached to a port labelled "A". (I only have a GW2K manual
which doesn't indicate it, but I believe that is the COM1 port.)
I own 2 computers each with its own APC Back-UPS PRO 650 device
and its own cable. (The serial numbers on the cables are slightly
different.) After I couldn't get the first UPS to work, I dragged the other
one off the other machine (with its cable) and attached it and tried to
get it to work but ran into the same result. This leads me to believe that
the problem is not hardware related, unless the port on the motherboard
is fried.
I have tried other things with apcupsd but have had no luck.
Apcupsd has to be configured (/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf) and I may not be
configuring it correctly. I could post the rest of my tests but I'll
stop here and see if anybody has any ideas.
Thanks,
Joe B.
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