Hi Arnaud, Thanks for your answer.
On Fri, 15 May 2009 23:47:34 +0200, Arnaud Quette wrote: > 2009/5/8 Jean Delvare <[email protected]> > > I use an APC Back-UPS RS 800, overall my experience with NUT is very > > good but there is one feature I am missing: the ability to ask the UPS > > for a battery test. upscmd -l shows the following commands available: > > > > $ upscmd -l rs800 > > Instant commands supported on UPS [rs800]: > > > > beeper.disable - Disable the UPS beeper > > beeper.enable - Enable the UPS beeper > > beeper.mute - Temporarily mute the UPS beeper > > beeper.off - Obsolete (use beeper.disable or beeper.mute) > > beeper.on - Obsolete (use beeper.enable) > > load.off - Turn off the load immediately > > load.off.delay - Turn off the load with a delay (seconds) > > shutdown.reboot - Shut down the load briefly while rebooting the UPS > > shutdown.stop - Stop a shutdown in progress > > test.panel.start - Start testing the UPS panel > > test.panel.stop - Stop a UPS panel test > > $ > > > > As you can see, it is possible to test the front panel, and that works > > OK, but no test.battery.start/stop. I would like to know if other APC > > Back-UPS RS users see the same problem. If the feature is missing from > > the driver, I would like to know why, as well as offer my help to > > implement it. I don't know the NUT code at all, but I can help with > > testing. > > > > I know the hardware supports it because the Windows software that APC > > ships does implement it, and it worked OK last time I tried (several > > months ago.) > > > > once more, I don't have much APC knowledges, and we still lack an APC > maintainer for NUT. > so you're somehow on your own. > but, I've found a few info (I guess you're running apcsmart): > - from apcsmart.h, > { "test.battery.start", 0, APC_CMD_BTESTTOGGLE > }, > { "test.battery.stop", 0, APC_CMD_BTESTTOGGLE > }, > > with APC_CMD_BTESTTOGGLE = 'W' No, I am not using the apcsmart driver but the usbhid-ups driver as recommended at http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html. Does it change anything to your analysis? Should I try the apcsmart driver? > from there, you can snif on windows for the command, or... well I don't > know. I will be happy to do so if it helps improve the nut drivers. Is there any sniffer software you can recommend? Thanks, -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
