Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 20:49:38 -0600 From: "Robert C. Paulsen Jr." <paulsen@texas.net> Message-ID: <20001225204938.A973@home.paulsen.org> Subject: smartups -- fix for problem I just installed the smartups package (for monitoring a UPS) and ran into three problems, two of which I was able to fix: 1. /sbin/init.d/ups does not start the service. This is because the script neglects to source the file "/etc/rc.config". Thus, even though START_SMARTUPS="yes" is properly set, the script does not see it so it does not start the service. To fix this, simply add the following line near the top of the script: . /etc/rc.config 2. My UPS (CyberPower model 320SL) is not listed as one of the supported models. The fix: select the following model genericups, type 4 = Centralion CL Series (RUPS cable) (Set this in the file /etc/rc.config.d/smartups.rc.config.) 3. Although the system shuts down nicely when the UPS battery gets low, there doesn't seem to be any way of sending the unit its power-off signal -- Linux has already shut down! I have no solution for this yet. It may seem like this is a "chicken and egg" problem, but I think there must be a way of getting to a certain point in the shutdown process, remounting the root file system read only and then sending a power-down signal to the UPS. Perhaps there is a simpler way? I don't fully understand the master/slave setup that smartups uses so perhaps the solution lies in that area. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Robert Paulsen paulsen@texas.net