RE: [opensuse] APC Back-UPS (Software needed)
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Terry Eck Gesendet: Fr. 04.12.2015 22:00 An: OpenSUSE , Betreff: [opensuse] APC Back-UPS (Software needed)
Hello, I just bought an APC Back-UPS CS 350/500. Kinfocenter lists is as Unknown Product and Vendor. I'm wondering is anyone knows of software which will control this UPS. I use to have a Belkin UPS with software which worked. The hardware went south and they no longer sell their UPS products. I know APC network UPS mentions Linux. That setup is beyond what I need (at a price of $599) Regards, Terry
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I will suppose that you do use USB for the connection of the UPS. The package you need is apcupsd. Open CLI type: sudo zypper in apcupsd. You will find that immediately the monitor applet works but tells you it does not see the ups. Easy, go as superuser into the configfile that should be in /etc/apcupsd.conf (or similar, it is time that I did set it up at a friends). You read through the description: Set not to automatic but to USB connection. Choose if applicable the correct model and settings. Save. It should now bee seen by the app and it should show you some nice graphs. You have to set the apcups app to be started in automatic with kde (you do that in systemsettings - startup). If you use gnome, somebody else will tell you. But it should be similar. Ah, if you use serial or other to connect, set it accordingly. That is all, it is quite easy once you know why it does not work out of box :-) --- Alle Postfächer an einem Ort. Jetzt wechseln und E-Mail-Adresse mitnehmen! http://email.freenet.de/basic/Informationen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
I will suppose that you do use USB for the connection of the UPS.
The package you need is apcupsd. Open CLI type: sudo zypper in apcupsd. You will find that immediately the monitor applet works but tells you it does not see the ups. Easy, go as superuser into the configfile that should be in /etc/apcupsd.conf (or similar, it is time that I did set it up at a friends). You read through the description: Set not to automatic but to USB connection. Choose if applicable the correct model and settings. Save. It should now bee seen by the app and it should show you some nice graphs. You have to set the apcups app to be started in automatic with kde (you do that in systemsettings - startup). If you use gnome, somebody else will tell you. But it should be similar.
Ah, if you use serial or other to connect, set it accordingly.
That is all, it is quite easy once you know why it does not work out of box :-)
I double this. I use it for several years. My desktop is Debian GNOME but I'm sure it does not depends of a distribution or DE. It is easy to configure, has quite a nice GUI interface, and is very reliable. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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I double this. I use it for several years. My desktop is Debian GNOME but I'm sure it does not depends of a distribution or DE. It is easy to configure, has quite a nice GUI interface, and is very reliable.
I can also confirm that this works. I have separate apc units on my server and main work machine and display gapcupsd for both machines on the work machine. (and have for some years now) -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 12/04/2015 03:30 PM, stakanov@freenet.de wrote:
I will suppose that you do use USB for the connection of the UPS. The package you need is apcupsd. You have to set the apcups app to be started in automatic with kde (you do that in systemsettings - startup). That is all, it is quite easy once you know why it does not work out of box :-)
Thanks to all who replied. The software is installed and working. I started /usr/sbin/apcupsd as root. I'm not sure how to access systemsettings - startup under kde (which I'm using). -- OpenSuSE 12.3 -- Kernel 3.7.10-1.16-desktop --- 09:45AM --- Sat 12/05/15 There are 10 types of people, those who know binary and those who don't -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Terry Eck wrote:
On 12/04/2015 03:30 PM, stakanov@freenet.de wrote:
I will suppose that you do use USB for the connection of the UPS. The package you need is apcupsd. You have to set the apcups app to be started in automatic with kde (you do that in systemsettings - startup). That is all, it is quite easy once you know why it does not work out of box :-)
Thanks to all who replied. The software is installed and working. I started /usr/sbin/apcupsd as root. I'm not sure how to access systemsettings - startup under kde (which I'm using).
You're using 12.3, so forget about ever seeing apcupsd in the systemsettings. I could never find anything that even suggested a reason why it wouldn't appear there, so I just gave up. You'll need to autostart apcupsd in some appropriate bootscript. As an aside, in 12.3, every time I rebooted the system, the UPS would shut down then restart. That played havoc with the reboot, since it also turned off the cable modem, which then had to restart. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
11.12.2015 23:18, Darryl Gregorash пишет:
As an aside, in 12.3, every time I rebooted the system, the UPS would shut down then restart. That played havoc with the reboot, since it also turned off the cable modem, which then had to restart.
I have seen similar problem long long ago with Solaris 7 for x86. It was caused by mouse driver probing for serial Logitech (if my memory serves me right) mouse. Unfortunately character sequence it sent was misinterpreted by UPS ... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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