On 7 January 2013 11:45, Trent W. Buck <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:trentbuck@gmail.com" target="_blank">trentbuck@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  - ask the vendor (but don&#39;t necessarily believe them).<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It seems like the company has changed hands numerous times, so I doubt this is an option.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

  - google the name plus &quot;nut&quot; or so.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The only result I got was somebody on whirlpool looking for Windows software (without success)</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

  - if it supports e.g. both USB and RS232, try both.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>No, only serial.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

  - just run each nut driver by hand and see if it complains, e.g.<br>
    &quot;/lib/nut/megatec_usb -a foo -D&quot;<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, tried that for every driver, didn&#39;t get anywhere.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

Once you know what nut driver to use, it should be straightforward.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, exactly ...</div><div><br></div><div>Suspect I probably should just replace it with a newer UPS. For all I know the serial port is broken on this one. What brands are good?</div>
</div><div><br></div>-- <br>Brian May &lt;<a href="mailto:brian@microcomaustralia.com.au" target="_blank">brian@microcomaustralia.com.au</a>&gt;
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