[ale] RE: UPS for Linux in HSPH net

[J. Reeves Hall]

Jim Kinney wrote:

> Should be cua1. The numbering starts with cua0. It detected that cua0 was
> already claimed.

The program really ought to use ttyS0, ttyS1, ... Exactly equivalent to cua0 et
al, but the cua devices are obsolete and will soon disappear.

-Reeves

>
> James Kinney M.S.Physics                jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu
> Educational Technology Specialist       404-727-4734
> Department of Physics Emory University  http://teller.physics.emory.edu
>
> On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Allen, Paula J. wrote:
>
> > Could someone from the ALE group help me answer Cuong's question?  What
> > could be interfering with the com ports?  The mouse is on a PS/2 port, and
> > that machine has a com1 and a com2.  Com1 is the modem for Sendmail, so the
> > other should be com2 ..pj
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pham Viet Cuong [mailto:pvc1 at hsph.edu.vn]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 8:47 PM
> > To: Paula Allen (E-mail)
> > Cc: Micheal Linnan (E-mail 2)
> > Subject: UPS for Linux in HSPH net
> >
> >
> > Hi Paula and Mike,
> >
> > Yesterday we try to set up a new UPS for linux server. The UPS name is
> > NetUPS. It has software for Linux with kernel 2.2. Follow the intruction in
> > the manual we have installed that. But we didn't success in connecting
> > server with UPS.
> > During the installation phase, the programe asks for choosing a com port
> > for UPS as following:
> >       > 1. /dev/cua1
> >       > 2. /dev/cua2
> >       > 3. /dev/cua3
> >       > 4. /dev/cua4
> >       > 5. none of above
> >
> > We have try 2,3, 4 and 5 (the COM1 have been using for modem) but we alway
> > get the message: "Error to opening the terminal :Linux".
> >
> > Please give us some advices!
> >
> > Bye for now,
> >
> > Cuong
> >