Re: [Apcupsd-users] Minor issue with acupsd operation...

[Adam K. <akr...@ro...>]

Douglas Denholm wrote:
> Adam Kropelin wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 01:50:23PM -0400, Douglas Denholm wrote:
>>
>>> Basically everything is running but, for some reason, the line
>>> voltage is reported as having an impossibly high voltage (I really
>>> don't believe I am getting 19 kV out of my wall plug!).
>>
>> You have a buggy UPS which in turn triggers a kernel bug. Upgrade
>> your kernel and you'll get a proper LINEV reading of 119.0V.
>
> Thanks Adam,
>
> I am a newbie with Linux. When you say I need to upgrade my
> kernel... Am
> I correct to assume you mean the Linux kernel?

Yes, you need a newer Linux kernel.

> My machine is running Linux 9.3 and when I query the kernel version I
> get: *Linux 2.6.11.4-21.13-default*

Yup, that one is 16 months old, which in Linux kernel time is 
approximately forever :)

> What kernel version do I need to get rid of the bug?

I forget the precise version that the bug fix went into, but I believe 
2.6.15 and anything later will definitely have the fix. If you'd like to 
know the exact version, check the apcupsd-users mailing list archives; 
the bug has been discussed several times in the last year or so.

--Adam