Basically as the thread title really, I want to make my core automatically restart after a power failure in the home. Is there any way to do this, i.e by wake on lan, as I know the router and switch automatically come on after power is restored, or perhaps a better way that somebody knows?
TIA.
Matt. :)
Most BIOSs allow a setting like Restart on Powerloss or similar.
The BIOS is your friend. What mainboard do you have?
Hi Posde,
The motherboard is a Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD 870. I'm currently at work, wife phoned to say there was a power out, and now can't use the linuxmce. I tried logging into it from work, but turns out it hasn't switched itself back on. Will go through the bios when I get home and have a good look. Google searches suggested that I need a UPS, but 99% of results were Windows or Mac based answers, I know that you can get a lot more from your hardware with Linux.
If I have no joy in the bios, I'll keep digging.
Thanks again.
Matt
hi
you can configure a wol ( wake on lan ) over internet .
i used this tutorial and work for me
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/WOL
Carlos
gtsupport,
BIOS / Power / APM Configuration / Restore On AC Power Loss - change to Power On
If you find that your house is subject to power spikes, etc a small UPS might be a good idea anyway, as it will smooth things out. Plus you get the added bonus of a little bit of battery-powered run time, which if it runs out, isn't a problem as your BIOS will turn it back on again! :)
Cheers,
Matt.
Mine comes on after a power spike OK, but how do I get it to boot through the password? Do I have to disable the password request request on bootup? How? ???
Thanks
What password are you talking about?
Ooops! Duh :-[
Got confused between my ubuntu server and lmce machine.
Sorry
Thanks for all the posts, the option was indeed where Posde said it would be, and I altered it last night. I checked the bios in my work laptop, and that function doesn't appear, guess its too old. Anyway all is good now, and hopefully this will be an ex-problem.
Thanks again.
Matt.
After last summer when my power was knocked out (for a few seconds at time) 3 or 4 times I invested in a UPS. The last time this happened I was unable to restart, it had corrupted my install. A re-install took care of it.
I strongly recommend the use of a UPS for your core