> > On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 16:53 -0500, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: <battery change tale o' woe snipped> >> But the idiot light's still on. >> >> So, looking at all the values that the "apcsmart" choice can give me, >> the first thing is UPS status. I've been googling for a while, and can't >> find a single reference to it. Anyone have a link to somewhere that will >> give me the status codes (and their meaning)? >> > The only thing that comes to mind is to check out NUT ( Network UPS > Tools ) at http://www.networkupstools.org and see if their source code > can answer your questions. THANK YOU! That was it! > > I've been using NUT for some time with APC units and had no issues when > changing batteries, but I have a vague memory of some models being fussy > about noticing the new battery. Google should be able to find those > discussions for you. Hmmm... that could be the problem. I'll look Monday. Thanks, very much. mark