** Description changed: - Linux provides a simple way to schedule a restart event. + Linux provides a simple way to schedule a restart event that is + particularly usfull in conjuction to initiating or scheduling a shutdown + or suspend. rtcwake -m on -s <seconds-util-start-event> - This particular command avoids that rtcwake does any switching into another power - state (mode -m stays on). - It allows the power state to be handled by the regular installed power managment - tools, which is more stable especially on resume. + Howerever, just as the shutdown command it requires root privileges. - Just schedule the wake event, then do the regular shutdown/suspend. - Later, the real time clock will trigger the scheduled power event - and the machine comes back up. + The particular command given in the example above avoids that rtcwake does any switching into another power state (mode -m stays on). + This allows that the power state fully handled by the regular installed power managment (userspace) tools, which is often more stable than the pure kernel/rtcwake, especially on resume. + + To test it, just schedule a wake event, then do a regular + shutdown/suspend. Later, the real time clock will trigger the scheduled + power up event and the machine comes back up.
** Description changed: Linux provides a simple way to schedule a restart event that is - particularly usfull in conjuction to initiating or scheduling a shutdown - or suspend. + particularly usefull in conjuction with initiating or scheduling a + shutdown or suspend. rtcwake -m on -s <seconds-util-start-event> Howerever, just as the shutdown command it requires root privileges. The particular command given in the example above avoids that rtcwake does any switching into another power state (mode -m stays on). This allows that the power state fully handled by the regular installed power managment (userspace) tools, which is often more stable than the pure kernel/rtcwake, especially on resume. To test it, just schedule a wake event, then do a regular shutdown/suspend. Later, the real time clock will trigger the scheduled power up event and the machine comes back up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987664 Title: allow to set restart/resume time To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qt-shutdown-p/+bug/987664/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
