Happy New Year!  I've posted a new version of SrvrPowerCtrl at the head

of this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48521

What's new: 20090101

New power control utility for Windows.

This version introduces a new Windows utility: SCPowerTool.exe.
This
utility replaces psshutdown.exe as the method of shutting
down/sus-
pending/hibernating the server. SCPowerTool.exe also has some
other
features, including: ability to wake the server up at a
specific time;
ability to keep the server "alive" when it would otherwise slip
back
into standby. (Addresses the dreaded "Windows suspends again
two minutes
after WOL" problem.)  Full C source code for SCPowerTool is
included.


Alarms:

SrvrPowerCtrl now determines when the next SqueezeCenter alarm
is due
and will schedule the server to wake up at the appropriate
time. On
Linux systems, SrvrPowerCtrl uses a helper shell script to
program the
RTC to wakeup the system. On Windows, SrvrPowerCtrl uses
SCPowerTool.exe
to wake the system up from standby or hibernation.
Alternately,
SrvrPowerCtrl can use the WakeupOnStandBy utility available at
www.dennisbabkin.com/wosb.


Return from suspend:

SrvrPowerCtrl now knows when the system has woken up from
suspend or
hibernation. On wakeup, SrvrPowerCtrl will (if set to do so)
now drag
back any players connected to SqueezeNetwork. Also, it will
execute a
configurable "on resume" command. On Windows systems, this
command
should be SCPowerTool.exe invoked in such a way as to keep the
system
"alive" for 20 - 40 minutes.


Blocking:

SrvrPowerCtrl actions can now be blocked through two new
mechanisms:

1). on Linux systems, a block file at /var/lock/sc-block will
prohibit
SrvrPowerCtrl from taking any action.

2). If the idle or end-of-day monitors are active, new menu
items
appear allowing you to set a block via the remote or the SBC.

Also, SrvrPowerCtrl now checks to see if any connected players
are or need
firmware updating and will block on this condition.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There are lots of new features in this beta release..so I expect there
may 
be a few problems as well.  Please post with your experience.  Thanks.


-- 
gharris999
------------------------------------------------------------------------
gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115
View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48521

_______________________________________________
plugins mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins

Reply via email to