Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:36:46 +0100 From: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> To: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> Cc: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> Subject: Re: apcupsd vs FreeBSD-5.2.x Message-ID: <20040727213646.GG495@crom.vickiandstacey.com> In-Reply-To: <4106B445.4080902@circlesquared.com> References: <20040727181557.GE495@crom.vickiandstacey.com> <4106A91C.70500@circlesquared.com> <20040727195517.GF495@crom.vickiandstacey.com> <4106B445.4080902@circlesquared.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi Peter, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com>" To: To Stacey Roberts Date: Tue, 27 Jul, 2004 21:00 BST Subject: Re: apcupsd vs FreeBSD-5.2.x > Stacey Roberts wrote: > >Hi Peter, > > Thanks for the reply. > > > >>Stacey Roberts wrote: > >> > >>>[snip] > >>>The other problem I've got is that with the instruction to create a soft > >>>link > >>>for /dev/usv, on reboot, that soft link is of course disappears, so I > >> > >>have to > >> > >>>manually recreate that soft link again, before (again) manually starting > >>>apcupsd from cmdline. > >> > >>You need to make an appropriate entry in devfs.conf for any > >>customisation of /dev to persist beyond a reboot with FreeBSD 5. - > >>something like: > >> > >>link target name > > > > > >Ah.., yes.., Do you mind checking my syntax, please? According to your > >suggestion, I'd be adding: > > > >link /dev/cuaa1 /dev/usv > > > >to /etc/devfs.conf, and that should be it? > > No - look at the file, there are sample entries there: > > # Commonly used by many ports > link acd0 cdrom > link cuaa0 pilot > > So you'd want: > > link cuaa1 usv Okay, I understand. And I take it that if the serial signalling cable is actually connected to (labeled) serial port 1, then the corresponding device tobe used here would be cuaa0? > > > > > > >Whislt I'm keen to try this out, could I then ask the obvious question, > >is there some reason why in apcupsd.conf I am not allowed to simply > use /dev/cuaa1? > > > > I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently familiar with this software to answer. > But it would almost certainly be less problematic to stick with the > suggested link. I understand., seems to be there for what I imagine to be for some good reason. This has been really helpful, Peter. Thanks again. Regards, Stacey > > >Thanks again for taking the time. > > My pleasure, hope it helps. > > Peter. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQEVAwUBQQbK7OdvY+8mWFvRAQG00gf+Oyu4ysHKTBeHRVSzz3PhRGylh4zkxRYf 8KPyNuZOWmJIZttkRI0adRYGBsydgyJchAlq1tpPDFWQDsWjx3R8Ob0dGFKowmHw GFcuVp00MxEHhab/vktHEMO84WnXC/RkO8/um7eBK9fNXp5pdCFA2+nlPsa6mEsw Ij2db/A/fgbqazaU5QK6ThYjj2tDc3UQ2XnLDVkunMcCsDeExDz5jWFTxkrHfR1v gRG1MOC8FgSMKJChY8N3sXH68Pvo/IYgbs+7c0hINpibOS1G0IqxcDhGmXSppXsZ hGmE0arPX4WsYAytDG0xgFC9k5DeQAN/P3G/x8IOyBrJvp3CHl2veg== =uNlN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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