On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 14:55 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 18/10/2021 14.44, Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 9:07 AM Carlos E. R.
mailto:robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote: I don't like the idea of the computer waking up on its own.
It can be a laptop, so wasting battery. Worse, the laptop can be in its bag, and burn in fire, because there is no cooling.
A very windowsy idea.
The OP is already waking up the computer using the BIOS alarm.. if it is a laptop on baterry then.. the service can be made to start only on acpower..
Huh? waking up the computer using the BIOS alarm? I missed that. Let me check...
JAM> My daily weekly and monthly cron jobs recently stopped working. Around October JAM> 3. It looks like the jobs only run now if the computer is on at exactly 12AM. JAM> Is this the change that was discussed back in July, about run- parts? JAM> JAM> -a TW user
No, he doesn't say anything about BIOS alarm, and he has not posted anything else, not in the last two months.
Oliver Schwabedissen was talking about BIOS alarm.
IMNSHO, anything that boots or wakes up the computer by default at a certain hour, without explicitly asking the owner to allow this behaviour, is a terrible idea.
Quick example of this very windowsy idea and problem:
< https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-keep-your-laptop-from-waking-up...
Windows 10 tip: Keep your laptop from waking up in your travel bag | ZDNet
Everyone who owns a laptop knows the feeling of reaching into a travel bag to discover that your PC woke up unexpectedly at some point, chewing through your battery without your knowledge. Here's how to prevent that from happening.
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Regards, Danilo Spinella