On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 23:10 +0200, Björn Persson wrote: > Chris Adams wrote: > > Once upon a time, Simo Sorce <ssorce@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > Ideally your UPS is smart enough to sense when the load drops to 0, > > > and do whatever it needs to do w/o system intervention of any sort. If > > > your UPS can't do that, maybe it is time to look for alternatives :) > > > > That's nice if you only have a computer plugged into the UPS (even then, > > the load will never go to 0, due to ATX standby current). However, here > > in the real world, I have a router, switch, DSL modem, monitor, > > speakers, etc. on my UPS. > > There exist a certain kind of power strips where you plug the computer into a > special controlling outlet, and all the peripherals into the other outlets. > When the current drawn through the controlling outlet drops below an > adjustable threshold, it cuts off power to the other outlets. If you'd put such > a device between your UPS and your computer equipment, the UPS would then > sense (if it has this feature) that the load has dropped to a very low value. Remember, this all started as a discussion about how shutdown scripts should work. Assuming all our UPS users have smart UPSes and also smart power strips seems something of a stretch. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org http://www.happyassassin.net -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
