[mythtv-users] Wake on lan for front end?
Greg Oliver
oliver.greg at gmail.com
Tue Sep 28 16:53:48 UTC 2010
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Michelle Dupuis <mdupuis at ocg.ca> wrote:
> I've got a Shuttle XS35-804 up and running as a front end now. I would like to be able to turn on the box from remote control. I already have the remote part worked out, and another box can send the WOL magic packet when I press the right remote button. But, I'm wondering if this is a good idea:
>
> 1. This hardware only supports WOL from S3 (suspend to ram) which would mean my FE runs 24/7. Is this a bad idea?
> 2. Does the suspend/resume cycle accumulate memory/OS problems that a complete power off/on would avoid?
> 3. Anyone have experience with this?
If you can wokeOnUSB in the bios, the mceusb remotes will wake a
machiine up instead of the magic packet.. There is a howto in the
wiki:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote#S3_.2F_Suspend_To_RAM
-Greg
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