Re: [cobalt-developers] Qube 2 UPS or Battery Supply Backup ?

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lyle Scheer wrote:

> such as our boot ROM had always spit out diagnostic messages on every reboot
> to the serial port, which can cause the APC to power itself off (the APC
> protocol is not very robust, and feed a certain character into the unit and
> you can turn off power to the units it feeds very easily).
> 
> At the very least you'll need to make sure your Qube 2 has a boot prom of
> later revision that can turn console messages on and off (simple test...
> power unit off, then power on while holding down the password reset button
> at the same time.  If it says "Console ON" or "Console OFF",  you have a
> newer flash.  If it goes directly to "Starting UP", you'll want to upgrade)
> The newer rom sets a CMOS value that the newer kernels read and then turn on
> or off their console messages.... actually a very useful feature.

Well I've got a RaQ3i to use this on...  Will try your test to see what
I can see.

Jeff
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