On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 12:03:05PM +0200, Dirk Laurie wrote:
> Two related questions:
>
> 1. On a laptop it is possible to write a little script that tests
> via apm whether power is say 6% or less and if so automatically
> halts. Would it be a clever or stupid thing to make cron run
> such a script every 5 minutes or so?
Under RH 6.1, I don't think you'll have to do that. I just started experimenting
with apm in 6.1 with the 2.2.12 kernel. Apm stuff never used to work in my Hitatchi
before, but does now. I had inadvertently left apm in the runlevel when I did the
setup. (I always had to take it out because it would cause a kernel panic before on
this hardware.) I had been using the unit on battery and got distracted. Much to my
suprise, it automaticly suspended itself sometime after the batter dropped below 20%
and I wasn't using it. I applied power and it came right back to life, and the clock
was even correct.
Kudos to the developers!
> 2. Is there any software that listens to a UPS (uninterruptable
> power supply) in the way apm listens to a laptop battery?
> That can warn you that the power you're now getting is not
> from the main any more?
There have been a number of projects over the past 2 years or so. apcd was one, try
searching on freshmeat.net.
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