Hi. I have a 400 MHz G4 running Yellow Dog Linux (server). When the power goes out, it doesn't come back on. I'm new to Mac but is there a way to do it with the firmware or something? YDL does not give me a software option to do this. Thanks in advance for any help!
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G4 won't reboot after power outage
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Hm. There is an option in OS X I know. So it is possible. If nothing else you could boot OS X and change the option there.
If you change the option in Mac OS X it probably will not effect the Linux OS. Try and see if there is a third-party download or add-on that will allow you to do this. There may be an official update too, do a google search, you may find people with a similar question.ryan42 said:
Good Luck
Despite the somewhat misleading thread title, the computer works it just doesn't reboot automatically after a power failure.doucy2 said:
As you likely know, most x86 machines have an option to reboot after a power outage in the BIOS. Since OS X has the option in software, it leads me to believe that the option is not available in the firmware. Maybe a nice UPS is the answer.
ryan42 said:
You should be able to see all the options by typing nvram -p in Terminal as I am not at home to try