On Saturday 14 February 2004 05:04 pm, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Saturday 14 February 2004 11:22 am, Robert Walker wrote: > > Saturday, February 14, 2004, 3:46:34 PM, you wrote: > > > On Saturday 14 February 2004 07:59 am, Robert Walker wrote: > > >> Hello all, > > >> > > >> I am trying to setup some basic shutdown software (i.e. oh look I am > > >> on batteries I had better shutdown soon :-) for a Belkin UPS I have > > >> hooked up to a Linux-based PC router. > > >> > > >> The model I have connects to a serial port on the PC. I am using MDK > > >> 9.2 on the router with a custom 2.4.22 TMB kernel with serial support > > >> statically compiled into the kernel. > > >> > > >> I tried the Belkin Linux software specifying ttyS0 (my MB only has one > > >> RS232 port as it has an onboard VPU) for the serial connection. But > > >> I get the message: > > >> 1 2/14/2004 11:45:33 <UPS Disconnect! Cannot get information from > > >> UPS.> > > >> in the PRO_UPS.LOG file. > > >> > > >> The GTK/Gnome Monitor GUI window appears to work fine and can connect > > >> to the local upsd process but I get the following problem: > > >> > > >> UPS Comm Disconnect > > >> > > >> has warning red light beside it in the UPS status window. So the upsd > > >> deamon process cannot connect to the UPS. All the status UPS model > > >> details, graphs and dials are blank due there being no connection to > > >> the UPS... > > >> > > >> I have tried the RPM that someone built for the Fedora kernel > > >> (with even less success). > > >> > > >> I have tried the NUT RPM for MDK but apparently this doesn't appear to > > >> work either. (I tried making a special ups_serv user and putting the > > >> device and config files under this user). The support hardware section > > >> says that <belkin> driver should support my hardware but needs the > > >> proprietary driver installed first (which I did). Again the upsd > > >> process couldn't connect to the UPS. > > >> > > >> Anyone had any joy getting this model (Gold Series) to work with > > >> Linux? The Belkin Linux GUI is very nice if only it could see the UPS > > >> hardware... :-) > > > > > > I have read that someone used the Bulldog software to get a Belkin gold > > > to work. It is not a huge program and I think I could send it to you > > > off list. Simple gui and looks easy to use, unfortunately I have a > > > offbrand PowMax UPS and It does not configure. HTH > > > > Hi Dennis, > > > > It is the Bulldog software I am using. The Belkin driver disk does > > have Linux Bulldog software on it. The software almost works but not > > quite as the driver cannot find the UPS device (it seems to find the > > serial ports OK). > > > > I have contacted their tech support to see if they can help. > > Oh, it was probably your post that I read then. Let me know if you get a > report on how to make it work. Thanks, Further to my last post above, after a reboot the bulldog prog now recognizes my POWMAX UPS. Don't know why, but it does, and I was able to configure it with no problem. I am about to pull the plug to see if it works. Will let you all know. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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