epoch1970 wrote: > I don't think this has much to do with "memory". > I surmise either: > a - soft power off mode differs from cold power off in the network card > status > b - when the machine encounters a power failure event, somehow the bios > gets zapped to a factory config that has the NIC disabled in power off > mode > > I've seen b) happen, but typically this would require many power > failures in a row (like a machine failing to boot a few times, and the > bios rolling back to failsafe defaults). Or a dead battery on the > motherboard (sensors should tell you that; or the date reported by the > machine early in the boot process.) > For me the most probable circumstance is a) and I would try 2 things: > 1 - check there isn't a bios option to keep the network card active in > cold off mode. > 2 - change the power failure mode to "restart", and rely on the OS power > management logic to bring the machine to soft-off again after a while. > > I would prefer option 1) to work, by a mile. Power events rarely come > alone, it's probably better not to have the server get caught by a > secondary power failure while it is checking its disk drive due to the > 1st unexpected restart... > > (or perhaps you can get creative with the bios scheduled start feature > --like: every day at 10pm--, depending of how it behaves when the > machine is in soft-off mode, and how you can manipulate this setting > from the booted OS...)
Yes I could not find such mode in the bios it's rather simplistic compared to my desktop who has all sort of stuff for everything . Cold of would mean some memory in prom or a battery there is no power so it has to remeber somehow a pity there is no bios settingto remebr this . The power modes are on,off and "current mode" (they chose another wording that eludes me) ? the "current" selection mean that it would return to the state it was in before the power failure . That means if it was off it would return to be off (orange lligth on the front NIC blinking ) but that apearently does not include listening for wol, packages . I rather live with as is it's really not a big problem ,actually having multiple reboots could potentially be a bigger problem as you say . But it satifies curiusity as why its happens , so less of a mystery most of my wol dysfunctions comes down to this , and it happens a couple of tiḿes on a year :) so it's not really worth to pursiut actively . I collect information and keep an Eye on it . There are bois mods but not target this issue . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100328 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
