[ale] RE: UPS for Linux in HSPH net

[jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu (Jim Kinney)]

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

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
>