Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 08:24 +1000, Da Rock wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:02 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Da Rock wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: Da Rock wrote: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) So it can be switched off with the software? That could work for me... I just confirmed with APC regarding this software setting, and they confirmed it- but stated categorically that only the Window$ software of their making could do it. Can you confirm the BSD software will do it? I think I shocked the guy when he suggested just hook up to another windows box to change the setting, then put it on whatever machine I wanted, and I told him that was near impossible- I wouldn't corrupt my network with M$!!! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
Da Rock wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 08:24 +1000, Da Rock wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:02 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Da Rock wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: Da Rock wrote: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) So it can be switched off with the software? That could work for me... I just confirmed with APC regarding this software setting, and they confirmed it- but stated categorically that only the Window$ software of their making could do it. Can you confirm the BSD software will do it? I think I shocked the guy when he suggested just hook up to another windows box to change the setting, then put it on whatever machine I wanted, and I told him that was near impossible- I wouldn't corrupt my network with M$!!! I assure you, apcupsd has this option. Here is a direct paste from my freebsd server: Please select the function you want to perform. 1) Test kill UPS power 2) Perform self-test 3) Read last self-test result 4) Change battery date 5) View battery date 6) View manufacturing date 7) Set alarm behavior 8) Set sensitivity 9) Quit Select function number: 7 Current alarm setting: DISABLED Press... E to Enable alarms D to Disable alarms Q to Quit with no changes Your choice: You can access this by running apctest as root. It is installed as part of sysutils/apcupsd. You should however stop the apcupsd monitoring daemon before running apctest. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 16:35 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Da Rock wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 08:24 +1000, Da Rock wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:02 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Da Rock wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: Da Rock wrote: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) So it can be switched off with the software? That could work for me... I just confirmed with APC regarding this software setting, and they confirmed it- but stated categorically that only the Window$ software of their making could do it. Can you confirm the BSD software will do it? I think I shocked the guy when he suggested just hook up to another windows box to change the setting, then put it on whatever machine I wanted, and I told him that was near impossible- I wouldn't corrupt my network with M$!!! I assure you, apcupsd has this option. Here is a direct paste from my freebsd server: Please select the function you want to perform. 1) Test kill UPS power 2) Perform self-test 3) Read last self-test result 4) Change battery date 5) View battery date 6) View manufacturing date 7) Set alarm behavior 8) Set sensitivity 9) Quit Select function number: 7 Current alarm setting: DISABLED Press... E to Enable alarms D to Disable alarms Q to Quit with no changes Your choice: You can access this by running apctest as root. It is installed as part of sysutils/apcupsd. You should however stop the apcupsd monitoring daemon before running apctest. I figured this was the case of M$ misinformation again. Cool- I've made the right choice then. I ordered one based on the fact that at worst I could run either window$ in a VM, or wine, or that window$ lookalike in a VM. But this is much better... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
In response to Da Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Last I checked, that was called a laptop. If for some incomprehensible reason a laptop doesn't work then the answer is going to be specific to the brand/model of UPS you have. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 17:10 -0400, Bill Moran wrote: In response to Da Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Last I checked, that was called a laptop. If for some incomprehensible reason a laptop doesn't work then the answer is going to be specific to the brand/model of UPS you have. grins I have 2 of those, and both in use... Plus, she can't use a keyboard yet, so I don't want clutter- the unit will be hidden away, and only screen will be seen by the child (ATM anyway). And, again, costs are an issue... I don't have one yet, but I was hoping someone might have a suggestion as to which one might be capable of switching off the audio alert. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: Da Rock wrote: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
Da Rock wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: Da Rock wrote: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 07:49:27AM +1000, Da Rock wrote: I don't have one yet, but I was hoping someone might have a suggestion as to which one might be capable of switching off the audio alert. Open up the box. Find the wires to the speaker, and cut them. ;-) Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgp700V8RlOXn.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...)
On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:02 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Da Rock wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: Da Rock wrote: This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any shrieks when I unplug the power... Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) So it can be switched off with the software? That could work for me... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
