Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (27/11/06 19:14), Sven Luther wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 06:52:46PM +0100, Frédéric Massot wrote:
> > I will like that my server G4 boot again when restore on AC power. I 
> > believe that it is a question of enabling the "server mode".
> > 
> > In dmesg I have : via-pmu: Server Mode is disabled
> > 
> > How to enable the server mode ?
> 
> On the XServe it is :
> 
>   echo server_mode=1 >/proc/pmu/options
> 
> but needs to be redone on every reboot.
> 
> (Thanks to benh for giving me this info in the first place).

I found this through Rich Johnson, the maintainer of the "autoboot"
utility...... and I've just pulled plug on one of our G4 servers and lo!
the server_mode=1 survived the reboot.  It also remains after a
conventional reboot.

Regards

Clive

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