Re: OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-19 Thread J.C. Roberts
On Sunday 19 August 2007, vladas wrote: > > There will often be a reason to ask for help. It comes more readily > > when the question is accompanied by evidence of what the person has > > done to get to where s/he is. Often it's then just a clarification > > that's needed, or evidence like log entr

Re: OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-19 Thread vladas
> You want a how-to? Run Linux. I will run it if it will help to get this piece run with OpenBSD as a result. There are only two systems supported by OEM: win32 and linux. The object files supplied are for linux only. > I pointed you not at nut but at some extra information that you showed > no s

Re: OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-19 Thread RW
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:33:58 +0900, vladas wrote: >> You really should do a bit more reading of the readily available >> information. >> e.g. http://ports.openbsd.nu/sysutils/nut says: >> " Nut also has a network communications layer that allows other > >nut was mentioned in my post. > >> machines

Re: OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-19 Thread vladas
> You really should do a bit more reading of the readily available > information. > e.g. http://ports.openbsd.nu/sysutils/nut says: > " Nut also has a network communications layer that allows other nut was mentioned in my post. > machines to > coordinate shutdowns with the machine that is physica

Re: OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-18 Thread RW
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:42:31 +0900, vladas wrote: >> I am about to buy UPS, but would really appreciate your >> opinions to make sure I throw money away in the right >> direction. > >Time is not on my side. I have got OMRON BX35F's. > >(4.2 GENERIC #338) > >/bsd: uhidev1 at uhub3 port 1 configurat

Re: OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-18 Thread vladas
> I am about to buy UPS, but would really appreciate your > opinions to make sure I throw money away in the right > direction. Time is not on my side. I have got OMRON BX35F's. (4.2 GENERIC #338) /bsd: uhidev1 at uhub3 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 /bsd: /bsd: uhidev1: OMRON BX35F, rev 1.10

OT: recommendations for a serial/USB UPS?

2007-08-18 Thread vladas
Hi List. I am about to buy UPS, but would really appreciate your opinions to make sure I throw money away in the right direction. 1. Can I just assume that device will work reliably if it is listed as supported in nut, upsd or apc-upsd? What should I avoid buying? (All machines involved are runni