Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Steve Tremblett
+ Carlos Carnero wrote: | Hello, | | I'd like to make my own modification to FreeBSD, but I | really don't know where to start. This is what I want | to do: | | After doing a shutdown (no APM nor ACPI) FreeBSD tells | me that the system is ready to be powered down. I'd | like to add a

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Stephen Hovey
Hello, I'd like to make my own modification to FreeBSD, but I really don't know where to start. This is what I want to do: After doing a shutdown (no APM nor ACPI) FreeBSD tells me that the system is ready to be powered down. I'd like to add a (configurable) timeout to this final

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hi, Does shutdown -r now reboot the machine without APM? yes it does. And it can set for a specific time if I use something other than now :) But I need it for other purposes. Let me see if I can explain this. I'm using a real dumb UPS, which can signal FreeBSD that not only the AC's gone,

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread DaleCo Help Desk
- Original Message - From: Carlos Carnero [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeBSD Questions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Junior hacker assignment :o Hello, I'd like to make my own modification to FreeBSD, but I really don't know where to start. This is

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread DaleCo Help Desk
- Original Message - From: Carlos Carnero [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeBSD Questions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Junior hacker assignment :o Hello, I'd like to make my own modification to FreeBSD, but I really don't know where to start. This is

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hi, --- DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And this is a need that shutdown -r doesn't address? From an earlier message: --- Steve Tremblett wrote: Does shutdown -r now reboot the machine without APM? yes it does. And it can set for a specific time if I use something other than now

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hi, --- Stephen Hovey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Um - its already in there - man shutdown This is from an earlier message: Hi, --- DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And this is a need that shutdown -r doesn't address? From an earlier message: --- Steve Tremblett wrote: Does

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hello, --- DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suppose you want to read the code in /usr/src/sbin/shutdown/shutdown.c in the (appropiately named? :) function die_you_gravy_sucking_pig_dog() rebooting means sending init a INT signal... I'll heck init (and that's kernel turf right?)

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread DaleCo Help Desk
- Original Message - From: Carlos Carnero [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FreeBSD Questions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:07 PM Subject: Re: Junior hacker assignment :o Hello, --- DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suppose

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Mike Hogsett
- Original Message - From: Carlos Carnero [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FreeBSD Questions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:07 PM Subject: Re: Junior hacker assignment :o Hello, --- DaleCo Help Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hi, Is that 'check init' or 'hack init'? Um... at this moment make that 'check'. Hopefully I can change it to 'hack' in the future :) ifIWasAGoodCProgrammer I might just alter shutdown so it took an additional argument to -r along the lines of shutdown -r [when-die]

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Carlos Carnero
Hi, --- Mike Hogsett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well whatever function the kernel is in while it loops, polling the keyboard asking press any key to reboot could have additional logic for a countdown timer to reboot. Great! How and where to do this? I don't know. Not so great ;) Thanks a

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Mike Hogsett
Look in /usr/src/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c static void shutdown_halt(void *junk, int howto) { ... } Looks interesting. - Mike Hi, --- Mike Hogsett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well whatever function the kernel is in while it loops, polling the keyboard asking press any key to reboot

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Fernando Gleiser
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, DaleCo Help Desk wrote: With a second look, you say (configurable) so I guess the -r switch isn't enough. I suppose you want to read the code in /usr/src/sbin/shutdown/shutdown.c Nope. This is the code to the shutdown command, which tells the kernel to shut down. The

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Dave McCammon
--- Mike Hogsett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Look in /usr/src/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c static void shutdown_halt(void *junk, int howto) { ... } Looks interesting. - Mike Hi, --- Mike Hogsett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well whatever function the kernel is in while it

RE: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread andrew . boring
-Original Message- From: DaleCo Help Desk [mailto:daleco;daleco.biz] If the OS is shut down, then the kernel's shut down, right, and how's it gonna count seconds 'til Resurrection Day? I'm going out on a limb here, but there is an article in SysAdmin magazine that discusses the idea

Re: Junior hacker assignment :o

2002-11-05 Thread Dave McCammon
--- Dave McCammon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mike Hogsett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Look in /usr/src/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c static void shutdown_halt(void *junk, int howto) { ... } Looks interesting. - Mike Hi, --- Mike Hogsett [EMAIL PROTECTED]