From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 21 14:23:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F08B416A420 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:23:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lordi@msdi.ca) Received: from mail02.msdihosting.net (9.67-18-64.networks.msdihosting.net [64.18.67.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C29E943D73 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:23:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lordi@msdi.ca) Received: from ian.msdi.ca ([70.83.205.150]) by mail02.msdihosting.net ((iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003))) with SMTP id CLI20599 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:25:12 -0500 Message-Id: <7.0.0.16.2.20060221092207.05004b60@msdi.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.16 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:23:45 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Ian Lord In-Reply-To: <20060221140925.84974.qmail@web34007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060221140925.84974.qmail@web34007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-DEBUG: 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Making APC 500 Back UPS (basic) work with FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:23:58 -0000 At 09:09 2006-02-21, manish jain wrote: >Hi, > > I just purchased an APC 500 Back UPS (the=20 > basic model, not the pro/smart one). It does=20 > not have any serial/usb interface. Can I get=20 > apcupsd or any other daemon to work with it so=20 > that the system automatically shuts down before backup supply runs out ? > > If someone can attach a sample configuration file, I shall be grateful. > > Thanks > Manish Jain How do you think freebsd will know the ups is=20 about to stop providing energy if the ups has no serial or usb port ? :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ian Lord MSD Informatique 1711 Mont=E9e Major Terrebonne (Qu=E9bec) J7M 1E6 T=E9l.: (514) 776-MSDI -> (514) 776-6734 Sans Frais: 1(877) 776-MSDI -> 1(877) 776-6734 http://www.msdi.ca=20