APC Backup

[Graeme Nichols]

Rob Crittenden wrote:

> Sure. My ups.conf consists of:
>
> [apcusb]
>         driver = hidups
>         port = /dev/usb/hid/hiddev0
>         desc = "APC Backup-UPS"
>
> The other files are more or less system-generic (e.g. acl's, stuff 
> like that).
>
> I have the USB hid and input drivers loaded. I'm running kernel 
> 2.4.29. My installation is/was Red Hat 7.2 but I've manually updated 
> mosted of the packages.
>
> Output of upsc looks like:
>
> battery.charge: 100
> battery.runtime: 600
> battery.voltage: 13.4
> driver.name: hidups
> driver.parameter.port: /dev/usb/hid/hiddev0
> driver.version: 2.0.0
> ups.mfr: American Power Conversion
> ups.model: Back-UPS 500 FW: 6.5.D USB FW: c1
> ups.serial: JBxxxxxxxxx
> ups.status: OL
>
> I should note that I briefly messed around with the newhidups driver 
> in NUT 2.0.1 and wasn't able to get it working. Falling back on the 
> "if it ain't broke don't fix it" policy I'm sticking with hidups and 
> NUT 2.0.0, at least until I break down and install Fedora.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> rob

Hi Rob, thank you very much indeed. Just what I was after.

Graeme.

>
> brad.mugleston at comcast.net wrote:
>
>> I'd like to see a copy too as I haven't been able to get it working 
>> on my machine and it may or may not be the same setup (you would 
>> think it would be).
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 08:30 -0500, Rob Crittenden wrote:
>>>
>>>> brad.mugleston at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have an APC back-up system (BE-350U) It's USB when talking to 
>>>>> the computer.  APC doesn't have any USB software written for 
>>>>> Linux.  Anyone know of a solution?
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW I'm running RH 9.0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can try NUT at http://www.networkupstools.org/
>>>>
>>>> Works on my USB Back-UPS 500.
>>>>
>>>> rob
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Rob, a few months ago you replied to Brad that NUT works on your
>>> USB Back-UPS 500.
>>>
>>> I have the same UPS. Could you give me some clues, or copies, of your
>>> *.conf files please. I am not too sure what driver, what device etc. to
>>> use. I have nut and nut-client installed on my FC3 system.
>>>
>>> Hoping you can assist.
>>>
>>> Graeme.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Graeme Nichols <gnichols at tpg.com.au>
>>>
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Graeme.
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