Hello - This seems to be working if I interrupt power while it is running (e.g. login screen) and then reconnect it. It is not working if I shut it down properly from the login screen.
Any ideas? Thanks! Joe On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Hal Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to steal this thread, but I thought this question looked familiar! > > The same question was asked back in June 2008: > > Pulled from a discussion about how to do the same on a PowerMac G4. I > don't own an XServe, so your mileage may vary, but it should work. > > echo 'server_mode=1' > /proc/pmu/options > > -Hal > > Kai Staats wrote: > > Joe, > > > > > >> We have several G5s running YDL in a server room. I would like to be > able > >> to turn them on and off remotely as the server room usually cannot be > >> entered. Turning them off remotely is fairly easy but turning them back > on > >> is the tricky part as they do not seem to support BOOT-ON-LAN. I found > >> power strips that can be controlled via Ethernet but I cannot figure out > >> how to configure the G5s so they power up when (re-)connected to power. > >> > >> I read that there is a way to change the settings using the Mac O/S but > not > >> via nvram (auto-boot). The biggest problem is that these are > re-furbished > >> G5s with YDL installed on them and there was no Mac O/S media that came > >> with them. > >> > >> Has anybody been able to set up their G5 Xserve to power on upon power > >> connection using nvram? > >> > > > > I believe there is a firmware setting for auto-power-on with power, but I > need > > to do some digging --OWEN, do you remember, can this be done? > > > > kai > > _______________________________________________ > > yellowdog-general mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' >
_______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com'
