Re: APC Back-UPS CS 350 under Linux?

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From: Segger
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 14:50

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spam@wkamphuis.student.utwente.nl wrote in
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>On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, Segger wrote:
>> Has anyone had success in getting the Back-UPS CS-xxx to work under
>> Linux? It supposedly supports both USB and serial, and I'm considering
>> buying one and using dumb serial support to shut the system down when
>> the battery is low. I know this can be done on the Back-UPS Pro models
>> but can't find any info on the CS.
>>
>try network-ups-tools at www.exploits.org/nut. They support the usb
>ups'es but it still is very beta. I'm running nut on my smart-ups 420
>and it works like a charm.

I was planning on running it through the serial port (since the CS models 
can supposedly run on both serial and USB) because the system it'd be on 
doesn't have USB.

Any experience with that?

~Seg

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