From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 12 14:26:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB3AB106566C for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:26:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AECC08FC08 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:26:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) id <0KDD0050043WDR00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:26:20 -0600 (CST) Received: from trantor.tachypleus.net ([76.204.98.193]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KDD00JX743UI960@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:26:19 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:29:06 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <5C255016-E6FF-4350-82E5-4833C3CD05F5@delfi-konsult.com> To: "Niels S. Eliasen" Message-id: <496B53B2.3090604@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.204.98.193 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-9, Version=5.5.0.359631, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.1.350677, Antispam-Data: 2009.1.12.141328, SenderIP=76.204.98.193 References: <5C255016-E6FF-4350-82E5-4833C3CD05F5@delfi-konsult.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090103) Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to make a remote reboot when system has panic'ed ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:26:21 -0000 Niels S. Eliasen wrote: > hi guys > Having some issues with the current kernel getting sound and keyboard > working (thanks sofar Nathan! ) made me think about how to reboot when > the system has panic'ed... remotely ?? > ie. a virtual CTRL-OPTION-POWER ? > is that possible at all? How remotely? During a panic, there is necessarily no network access. Typing reset at the debugger prompt, though, via a serial console or firewire (dcons) will cause a reboot, and the machine with the other end of the console can be connected to the network. > and at the same time.... How about a automatic reboot after a > power-outage ? (the option is available within MacOSX/YDL Linux as well) ?? > just rambling .... See the sysctl dev.pmu.0.server_mode. -Nathan