From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 21 21:02:21 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAA8A1065782 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:02:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr5.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr5.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 510DF8FC13 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:02:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr5.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n8LL2KK3051026; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:02:20 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id BBFA5BA95; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:02:19 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:02:19 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Anselm Strauss Message-ID: <20090921210219.GA51109@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <1BBD8DB4-2229-42C8-BA25-2318A0FCB48C@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1BBD8DB4-2229-42C8-BA25-2318A0FCB48C@gmail.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wake up time X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:02:21 -0000 --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:06:28PM +0200, Anselm Strauss wrote: > Hi, >=20 > anybody knows if it's possible to set BIOS wake up time in FreeBSD. I =20 > have a machine I would like to regularly shutdown and wake up at =20 > different times depending the on the day of week. The easy and cheap way to accomplish something like that is to put a timer between the machine's power supply and the power outlet, and use a script started at boot to switch the machine off in a controlled fashion after a specified time before the timer runs out. The only inflexibility in this scheme is that timers usually require a time= to switch on and a time to switch off. So if you need the time that the machine is "awake" variable, it won't be as easy.=20 Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkq36dsACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVliACfaoqfDKKRDBZE/indISBpzese npYAn202bxLXHT1iOaM+B3KlYbkivJCD =OKC6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb--