>Bill wrote:
>
>>>  Interestingly, it appears that the SERVER jumper not only causes the
>>>  server to immediately start up if there's power to it, it apparently
>>>  locks the keyboard as well.  And it kills Timbuktu while it's at it.
>>>  The webserver and associated auto-startup stuff is all humming along
>>>  just fine.
>>>
>>>  All that would be fine except for Timbuk. I use that a lot.
>>>
>>>  Or at least, that's what my initial attempt turned up.  It may be
>>>  something else entirely that's causing that behavior.
>
>I seem to recall that it was supposed to do the first two things -- cause an
>auto-restart and lock out the keyboard
>
>We never talked about or publically documented the Server jumper precisely
>because it could cause some unexpected problems and a rash of support
>issues. 
>
>In one sense, it was a great idea -- set up your system as a server, close
>the Server jumper, swing the security clip into position, put the cover back
>on, slap a lock on the security clip, and just let it serve....


Sure, that makes lots of sense.

>-- but the Timbuktu killing may be an
unexpected consequence.

Hmmm.   Is there a software way to auto-restart after a power failure 
in X, similar to the Auto Power On-Off control panel in classic 
systems?

More experimentation today...


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