Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:23:06 +1000 From: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mac mini and FreeBSD - buildworld Message-ID: <41F86CAA.1070007@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <p0620074bbe1e1a5b14b4@[128.113.24.47]> References: <41F170F1.2010701@finnovative.net> <p06200731be1731cf8ec8@[128.113.24.47]> <p06200732be184e814933@[128.113.24.47]> <41F3AFBD.60505@freebsd.org> <p06200737be19ffbdd478@[128.113.24.47]> <41F47300.3050406@freebsd.org> <p0620073abe1a23663046@[128.113.24.47]> <41F47C1C.2060608@freebsd.org> <p0620073cbe1a32f4d595@[128.113.24.47]> <41F48BBB.3080708@freebsd.org> <p06200744be1c8a745957@[128.113.24.47]> <41F8678A.5020005@freebsd.org> <4d31b98a8d4f2abc19afd42edf17bf68@mac.com> <p0620074bbe1e1a5b14b4@[128.113.24.47]>
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>> Command-Power on powerbooks does an NMI IIRC. > > > Heh. I was wondering about that, but the USB keyboard that I have > does not include a power-on key... > > My mac was not responding to anything on the keyboard, and attempts to > ssh into the box were timing out, so I held down the power button on > the back of the Mac-mini for a few (10?) seconds. That successfully > powered it down, and then I powered it back up. That's the equivalent for machines that don't have a programmer's switch (e.g. eMac, G5 powermacs) since the external PMU microcontroller handles the power switch and can be programmed to either cycle the power or generate the 'nmi' interrupt. later, Peter.
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