CUDAMGR (was "Automatic power-on" or "pmacpow--would a .deb be worthwhile?")
Hello, an other interesting think to include in this future package
could be CUDAMGR.
Her is a repost of an old post of this list that I found on Google,
that is interesting. I just install it on my old PowerMac that I now
use as Fax Server ...
gerard
>Hey all,
>
>On 31 Aug, this message from Eric C. Cooper echoed through
cyberspace:
>On Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 02:23:27AM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote:
>On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 22:03, Jonas Oberg wrote:
>A few months back there was a discussion around the (proposed?)
>pmac-utils utility pack. One of the features that someone wanted to
>put in there was a way to put the Mac in "server mode".
>[snip]
>
>On CUDA-based PowerMacs, this will set it to "file server mode" (i.e.,
>automatically reboot upon restoration of power):
> echo -ne '\001\023\001' > /dev/adb
>
>Based on the above discussion, pmacpow, and the Apple technotes I
could
>find related to cuda, I came up with a little utility that manages all
>interesting features of cuda. You can find it here:
>
> http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan/ftp/cudamgr-1.0.tar.gz
>
>It sets alarm clock power-up (from pmacpow), server mode (aka
automatic
>powerup after AC power failure), wake-on-ring (serial port GPi pin),
and
>queries the last power failure time (doesn't work on my 7600).
>
>I suppose with wake-on-ring and a bit of wire soldering you could even
>make old Macs wake-on-lan :-)
>
>Enjoy!
>
>Michel
>
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