In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Like a dummy, I bought a UPS without bothering to check if genpowerd >> supports it (I don't think it does). But before taking it back (I >> believe I have a week to do so and it's real stormy now, so I'm glad >> to have it anyway), I wanted to ask if anyone knew if I could do >> anything with it. >> >> I bought a MinuteMan 280 Pro UPS. It looks like it has "smart" >> features but does not come with a cable or software. It is made by >> Para Systems. Is there any Linux software that'll talk to this beast? > As far as I know, the only package that supports any kind of smart signalling > is the "apcd" package (for APC systems, of course). > If your UPS has a dumb-signalling mode, then you can probably build a cable > that genpower can drive. Beyond that, though, I can't help you. They sell controller software for SCO Unix; is Debian binary-compatible enough to run SCO binaries? I seem to recall hearing it is. Barring that, I'll have to see if I can't talk them out of the specs... -Bill. -- William R Ward Bay View Consulting http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1803 Mission St. #339 voicemail +1 408/479-4072 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Santa Cruz CA 95060 USA pager +1 408/458-8862 PGP Key 0x2BD331E5; Public key at http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/pubkey.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take off all your clothes and walk down the street waving a machete and firing an Uzi, and terrified citizens will phone the police and report: "There's a naked person outside!" - Mike Nichols -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
