From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 15 9:20: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (Ilsa.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE4E814C0E for ; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:19:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from smp@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (localhost.StevesCafe.com [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA28743; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:27:04 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199903151727.KAA28743@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 From: Steve Passe To: Alfred Perlstein Cc: Steve Passe , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: power-off without halt In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:10:48 EST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:27:04 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, > On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Steve Passe wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > We are looking at using FreeBSD as an "embedded OS" inside a line > > of instruments we are building. I think I have a handle on all the > > issues except how to cleanly handle shutdown where there is no > > console, and thus no way to send a 'halt' command. The requirement > > is that the user can merely turn off the power, nothing more required. > > > > I can modify the disk setup, kernel/util code as needed, I just need some > > idea for a workable solution. Has anyone delt with this problem before? > > Some sort of inexpensive internal UPS system that would notify a deamon > the the power has been cut to allow for a clean shutdown? No, package would too small to accommidate this. And the product is too cost sensative. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message