Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:42:43 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting help for apcupsd (re-post) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1501191840400.64051@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <BLU437-SMTP83A66B425189E337F63A44F64A0@phx.gbl> References: <BLU437-SMTP83A66B425189E337F63A44F64A0@phx.gbl>
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2015, Manish Jain wrote: > I have an APC UPS (USB) which works perfectly under Windows XP SP3, > but fails to shut down upon power failure via a daemon installed > through the port sysutils/apcupsd. Seemingly, the daemon is unable to > communicate with the UPS to determine remaining battery level. > > I sent a message to the maintainer itetcu@FreeBSD.org over 2 weeks > back, but there has been no reply. > > What can I do next to get the UPS to function correctly ? Thanks. Check your cable, for one thing. I seem to recall that APC uses a bizarre nonstandard pinout. If you use the cable that came with the UPS, you should be OK. HTH. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging </> ]
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