Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 20:52:53 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Gigabyte BIOS/UEFI and WOL Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1404012050330.17818@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1404011957430.17574@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1404011957430.17574@wonkity.com>
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2014, Warren Block wrote: > So far I've tried and failed to get a Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 to wake from > the network. It had the most recent BIOS (F13), which did not have a WOL > option. > > A UEFI BIOS is available, so I've installed that, and still failed to get it > to wake up. There are a bewildering number of undocumented options, none of > which mentions WOL. > > Adding an Intel PCI card made no difference. The card LEDs are on when the > system is off, but it still doesn't wake up. > > Once manually started, the system works fine, and ifconfig shows WOL_MAGIC. > > Any suggestions on things to try? I'm open to going back to a normal BIOS... > if it will let me. It runs fine either way. And of course I tried it one more time out of desperation and it worked. I'll document the settings ...if they work again.
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