Federico Sevilla III wrote: > the existing generic ones don't cut it). Footprint-wise these thingies are > small. The Egys-LP series ranges from 97x260x135mm to 169x448x227mm. > Price-wise they're supposed to be much cheaper than counterpart APC > models.
Hmm... Sounds small... Is it the lowest model light? I've been putting my eyes on one that boasts it is 2.75 lbs, but it is out of stock right now. Getting a battery from my notebook manufacturer (Compaq) doesn't look like an option(it's going to cost me P10000 and a month of waiting). But with Red Hat 7.2's support for extfs3, I'm thinking of rather relying on the journaling system. Data loss is fine with me as long as there is no damage done to the Linux installation. Will you recommend the small UPS you mentioned for my mobile notebook use? > APC Back-UPS line are classified standby type. Meaning when there is > electricity, the line doesn't pass through an AVR. It just goes direct to > the output ports. Then the battery goes online when power dies. It is only So goes APC's "We guarantee your hardware won't get zapped, or we'll pay for it" motto. > For one thing I haven't tried Slackware. But I like Debian because it is > customizable enough, and like Slackware, has a small initial installation > footprint (that you then grow as you go along, or keep small if you > need/want to). I do concede that Debian is highly customizable. But I just feel more comfortable when installing Slackware using the "expert" mode when really selecting every single package I want to install or deselect the ones I do not. Hmmm... Perhaps my early roots in Linux has something to do with this preferrence(I started with Slackware). > But I have to try Slackware and FreeBSD. :) I have tried FreeBSD. My only problem is that I could not make an interface with my UPS. :( So far, my "dumb" UPSes only work with Linux. This may sound funny, but I do not have the programming skill to make FreeBSD monitor a serial port's DCD line to go down. It's the signal my UPS sends when battery is low. > Hmm, wierd. Perhaps there's some dependency that you don't have in > Slackware that the build needs? Hard to tell without any error messages, > though. I did this on a full installation of Slackware 7. :( It appears that the driver's compilation procedure is more tailored for Red Hat. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
