On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 12:11:06PM +0800, Joon Guillen wrote: > We have a Netstar 600 (says "GIANT power" in front) UPS in the office. It > has a "remote" terminal which is a DB9 female (a "serial port", except with > holes instead of pins). I want to connect it to my Linux machine such that > when battery power is low, the machine shutdowns automatically, etc. etc. > However, I could find no documentation or online manuals for the UPS. I > did, however, get some UPS management packages online such as powerd and > genpower. > > Perhaps some of you had experience with an identical setup and equipment. > Any tips?
I recall Jijo having successfully setup his Linux box with an APC UPS. IIRC, you'll probably need "custom" serial cables to make your computer talk to your UPS and vice versa. I'll dig up from the old archives the links to some reference sites. -------------------------------------- Gino LV. Ledesma Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://cersa.admu.edu.ph/ phone : (63)(2) 426-6001 ext. 5925 _ 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]
