[mythtv-users] WakeOnAlarm still not working

[Ashley Bostock]

On 03/12/2007, David Watkins <watkinshome at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 03/12/2007, Peter Carlsson <maillist.peter at home.se> wrote:
> > Michelle Dupuis wrote:
> >
> > > Start real simple...
> > >
> > > 1. Check BIOS supports wakeup and is turned on in bios
> > > 2. Set a wakeup time in the BIOS
> > > 3. Watch if system wakes
> > > 4. If yes, set new wakeup time writing direct to /proc/acpi
> > > 5. If yes, try setting wakeup time using script like acpi-wakeup
> > > (www.generationd.com)
> > > 6. If yes, link this script into myth
> > >
> > > If you get stuck at step 1 or 2, you need mobo support.
> >
> > Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my explanation below but step 1-3
> > works. Also, I have verified (as explained below) that step 4
> > writes the content of /proc/acpi/alarm to the nvram but doesn't
> > actually wake it up.
> >
> > As for step 5-6 I didn't find the acpi-wakeup script on the
> > URL you were referencing.
>
> I had to disable wakeup support in my bios to get acpi wakeup to work.
> I don't know how common this is, but it has to be worth a try if you
> haven't already.
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Many of the guides state that in most cases you have to do this, I know I
had to disable it on mine as well for it to work.

Ash
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