Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:02:27 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav <dag-erli@ifi.uio.no> Cc: ABAMFICI@aol.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: single key shutdown | pulling the plug ideas... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980225100143.584G-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <xzpk9ajalzt.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no>
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with soft-updates on -current it should be safe to do nothing for 30 seconds and then just pull the plug. On 25 Feb 1998, Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav wrote: > ABAMFICI@aol.com writes: > > source if you will, i.e. the plug coming out of the wall. The idea of taking > > out each individual plug (printer, monitor, comptuer, etc.) from the > > powerstrip is well, stupid. :) A small batter pack in the strip wouldn't > > necessarly be noticed, but I'm sure a large backup power box would which > > defeats the purpose of your demonstration if I recall correctly. > > I think you misunderstood. What he wanted was a simple way to shut > down FreeBSD gracefully (without suing to root and typing fasthalt) > because the personnel in charge of the machine at the trade show is > not competent enough to do so. > > In an ATX/APM system, it should be possible to keep the motherboard > from shutting off power when the on/off switch is pressed. You would > catch the event and wire it to fasthalt the way CTRL-ALT-DEL is wired > to fastboot. > > -- > "I have a closed mind. It helps keeping the rain out." (Michael Press on a.s.r) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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