From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 15 9: 6:44 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from cygnus.rush.net (cygnus.rush.net [209.45.245.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52FD614E87 for ; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:06:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bright@rush.net) Received: from localhost (bright@localhost) by cygnus.rush.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA22610; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:10:49 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:10:48 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein To: Steve Passe Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: power-off without halt In-Reply-To: <199903151655.JAA28147@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Steve Passe wrote: > Hi, > > We are looking at using FreeBSD as an "embedded OS" inside a line > of instruments we are building. I think I have a handle on all the > issues except how to cleanly handle shutdown where there is no > console, and thus no way to send a 'halt' command. The requirement > is that the user can merely turn off the power, nothing more required. > > I can modify the disk setup, kernel/util code as needed, I just need some > idea for a workable solution. Has anyone delt with this problem before? Some sort of inexpensive internal UPS system that would notify a deamon the the power has been cut to allow for a clean shutdown? -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message