From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262485AbTD3Wxd (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:53:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262489AbTD3Wxd (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:53:33 -0400 Received: from jstevenson.plus.com ([212.159.71.212]:25281 "EHLO alpha.stev.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262485AbTD3Wx2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:53:28 -0400 Subject: Re: software reset From: James Stevenson To: joe briggs Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200304291037.13598.jbriggs@briggsmedia.com> References: <200304291037.13598.jbriggs@briggsmedia.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 (1.0.3-6) Date: 01 May 2003 00:12:37 +0100 Message-Id: <1051744358.1529.7.camel@god.stev.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi 1 way to get a garentee reboot is to use a 2nd computer a parrell port and a resistor + relay and get the relay to short the reset pins on the MB of the machine you wish to reboot. You could set this up to reboot up 2 8 machine usign cheap hardware like a 486 or something. On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 15:37, joe briggs wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to absolutely force a reset on a i386? Specifically, > is there a system call that will call the assembly instruction to assert the > RESET bus line? I try to use the "reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART,0,0,NULL)" > call, but it will not always work. Occassionally, I experience a "missed > interrupt" on a Promise IDE controller, and while I can telnet into the > system, I can't reset it. Any help greatly appreciated! Since these systems > are 1000's of miles away, the need to remotely reset it paramont. > > > -- > Joe Briggs > Briggs Media Systems > 105 Burnsen Ave. > Manchester NH 01304 USA > TEL/FAX 603-232-3115 MOBILE 603-493-2386 > www.briggsmedia.com > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/