Auto Power on [was RE: Auto shutdown]

[duncan brown]

my ibm 300GL has a timed power on that i use to have it power on, sync
backups, and power back off.

check that out.

-d

Edward said:
>
>
> Polashek, Matthew wrote:
>
>> Is there a reverse command for this?  i.e. auto powerup?
>
> No - think about it. Linux needs to be running to give it a command and
> if it is shut down, there is no Linux.
>
> Only way I can think of is WOL, WOM, or if you have a decent UPS
> attached, you maybe able to do some power timing with that, or maybe
> even a wall mains timer or something like that. Or CeBUS.
>
> These are all to turn the PC on, which in turn fires up Linux if the
> BIOS is configured right.
>
> Other than that, no.
>
> Regards,
> Ed.
>
>
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