On 01 December 08, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On Monday, 2008-12-01 at 17:52 +0200, Tero Pesonen wrote:
OK. APC seems to be well represented in pretty much everywhere. I'll take a look at what they have to offer.
You are not limited to apc; I have a belkin, and it works well with nut.
Problem is, neither apcupsd nor nut are very easy to setup. As a matter of fact, they're simply a PITA and most 'average' users give up after just a few minutes of trying. It's unfortunate, because if one has an UPS and isn't nearby to turn the machine off when the power goes out, the battery gets used up lots faster (meaning it won't last nearly as long as if it could be automatically shutdown in a minute or less with the software). :( -- The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org