[Nut-upsuser] APC BX ...MI series

[Peter Bell]

On 20/08/2024 19:18, Greg Troxel wrote:
> Peter Bell<peter at bellfamily.org.uk> writes:
>
>> The problem I had with my BX950MI unit was that it was frequently
>> reporting off-line, on batt and often not responding to requests from
>> apcupsd (apcaccess) and then going back online again. However, the
>> warranty replacement was prompted by a failed battery, apparently
>> leaking acid, after around ten months use.  As a matter of interest, I
>> had a problem a few years ago with battery failure on another APC
>> (possibly a BX750 model?).  After two like-for-like warranty
>> replacements, APC supplied a Pro 1200, which worked for several years
>> before failing about three months ago.
>>
>> As luck would have it, my warranty exchange BX950MI was delivered just
>> an hour ago - apparently a brand new unit.  The previous unit wouldn't
>> run for more than five minutes without throwing a 'wobbly', but this
>> replacement has been running without issue for the last hour.  I am
>> tentatively optimistic that this unit is not exhibiting the erratic
>> behaviour, but I will continue to monitor it for a while.
>> The firmware version is identified as "295202G -302202G".
> Wow, that is really a lot of trouble and causes me concern about getting
> anything new from APC!
Indeed - my newest UPS purchase has been a CyberPower!  The best APC 
units have been my three CS650 units which, as far as I can discover, 
are no longer available.
>> If this replacement unit really is working correctly, I will no longer
>> be in need of adopting the updated NUT/driver - I will simply await
>> the regular release.
> In general, if running 3 year old software isn't ok -- which for NUT and
> these especially it isn't (compared to GNU m4 where it is :-), then you
> will have to either use a packaging system that stays up to date, or
> build it yourself.  Debian, while my choice when runing GNU/Linux, does
> not keep things up to date.
>
> People running old versions is a recurring problem for an (unrelated)
> project that I maintain, and I've adopted a policy that bug reports may
> only be filed against the latest formal release or the current git
> master beyond the release.   I think ups-nut sort of has that in the
> issue tracker, but like my other project it's ok to ask for help on the
> list.  Still, the first answer is almost always "update to the latest
> release, at least".
Let's not get into distro wars - that can run for a long time!
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