Package: nvram-wakeup Version: 0.97-7 Severity: normal nvram-wakeup always configures the BIOS to start the system 5 minutes earlier than requested. This is confusing and not well documented.
The -s parameter apparently says that you want the system "up and running" by that time. nvram-wakeup allows 5 minutes to boot up; that number is hard-coded in constant WAKEUP_BEFORE in nvram-wakeup.h. That constant is mentioned briefly in README.gz, but its value is not given. It would be more intuitive if you just told nvram-wakeup the time you wanted the system to power back on. Let the user worry about setting it early if they need to. So, my suggestions: 1. At least document that it will boot 5 minutes early in nvram-wakeup(1). 2. Better yet, allow the early time to be configurable. This is probably the best bet for backwards compatibility. 3. Best yet, set WAKEUP_BEFORE to zero. Hamish -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.10 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages nvram-wakeup depends on: ii debconf 1.4.51 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii makedev 2.3.1-78 creates device files in /dev nvram-wakeup recommends no packages. -- debconf information: * nvram-wakeup/install_instruction: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
