Console options for legacy-free mini-itx server?

[Andrew Reilly]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 07:41:02PM -0500, Jung-uk Kim wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 November 2010 06:55 pm, Andrew Reilly wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 06:36:16PM -0500, Jung-uk Kim wrote:
> > > You may try "sysctl hw.acpi.handle_reboot=1".  If it works, just
> > > add it in /etc/sysctl.conf.
> > >
> > > FYI, it is automatically set since r213755 and MFC'd to stable/8
> > > as r215006.
> >
> > I've just checked, and my system has that sysctl knob set to 1
> > already.  I don't know how long that has been the case, though:
> > perhaps it has only been since my last boot anyway?  I will
> > give reboot another try when I am next in the same room as the
> > machine...
> 
> I guess you already have r215006, then. :-)
> 
> If it appeared automagically, that means your system supports the ACPI 
> reset register.  If you still have reboot issues, please let me know.

I'm happy to report that (probably as a result of this MFC), my
system has just survived its first warm reboot!  Yay!  Thanks
very much.  (Need for console access just got much smaller!)

Cheers,

-- 
Andrew