Hi, I'd like to use my computer with avicap as a full-blown vcr - and that means, that a vcr is down/off between recordings to save power (and money).
Now I've figured out how to do it with my linux. See http://sourceforge.net/projects/nvram-wakeup With this project and a 2.4.x-kernel, you can modify the RTC alarm time in the nvram of your Bios, to set the power-on time when your computer is turned off. It seems to work fine for my motherboard (Asus K7M). Go to the Bios, go to the section 'Power Management', and turn it on. There are entries for awakening your computer at a specific time from power-off: Resume from RTC Alarm - set this to enabled. and, well, the time when you want your computer to turn itself on again. Other motherboards are bound to have this feature, too. With nvram-wakeup, it is possible to set that timer from linux, so you can do the following: Tell nvram-wakeup to set the timer to 20:00 then shutdown/poweroff your computer. Your computer will appear to be 'off' , no HD, no fans, no noise, it really appears to be completely off. But at 20:00, your computer will turn itself on and re-boot. So, I advise you strongly, if you want to REALLY to turn of your computer, better use a seperate switch to turn off your equipment... In the next days, I'll try to implement that feature into Avicap, so that it can be used like a vcr - powersaving :-) But remember, of you allow Avicap to shutdown/reboot your computer like that, you won't have a full unix workstation any more - but something more like a personal VCR with a 'leetle bit' of unix underneath :-)))))))))))) I'll love it, I hope you do - if not, there'll be options to turn it on or leave it, of course :-)) Alex -- Alexander Rawass Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tuxfleet.sourceforge.net http://qtreemap.sourceforge.net ...but some day you'll be a STAR in somebody else's SKY... _______________________________________________ Avifile mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://prak.org/mailman/listinfo/avifile
