software reset
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.
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Joe Briggs Briggs Media Systems 105 Burnsen Ave. Manchester NH 01304 USA TEL/FAX 603-232-3115 MOBILE 603-493-2386 www.briggsmedia.com
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.
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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.Signature · 11 lines
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