ShutControl - Laptop Shutdown Controller Software

**soundoff** · 07-14-2007, 08:04 PM

good to hear - this is a great little app!

**S_K_U_N_X** · 07-22-2007, 04:21 PM

blessani you rock.

Any chance you can make an API? I would like to access some of your functions in a winamp plug in called album list. If you wish to join force I'm totally game, but as a programmer I respect your choice. Also I would happy to provide a bug list and or testing.

**TonyWare** · 08-01-2007, 02:43 PM

I tried the Loopback Adaptor method. Picked up a 12VDC relay from radio shack and put 1+3 and 2+6 to connect when there is power in the relay coil. So far so good. Now, here is the interesting part. On my new Toshiba laptop once the AC is disconnected completely it won't get out of hibernate no matter what even if 1+3 and 2+6 connect via the relay! Even if I restore the AC still when the relay turns on it won't get out of hibernate. In other words if the damn thing shuts down on battery power the network card goes dead even if AC is restored before you connect 1+3, 2+6. Only way the network card will come alive is when I power up the laptop.

I played with the power options of the card and xp and nothing! Turned off all possible power saving modes. Even found a note about USB and hibernation/stand by on the net about S3 Done Right.

However, if I set the shut down control to go to stand-by then no problem. The relay connects 1+3 and 2+6 and the system comes out of stand by even if it runs on the battery.

Just for the record. It is a Toshiba satellite running xp home with a realtek NIC. The Toshiba hardware config software (in the control panel) does have the option to wake up on LAN.

Any ideas how to make that network card or xp or whatever come out of hibernation if it goes to hibernation and AC is cut off before or after?

On my other laptop I use W3bMa5t3r's gadget and things are fine there but no way I am going to open this new one because its for work - lol.

By the way if you go to hibernate or total shut down with both 1+3, 2+6 on as long as the AC is plugged it will still boot if the relay cuts off and then on. So I am not so sure that 1+3 has to be disconnected before shut down as it was mentioned in a previous post.

**blessani** · 08-04-2007, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by blessani

...you need to look for options relating to Wake On Link (WOL)....

Wake on LAN is different to Wake on LINK. Wake on LAN requires an "interesting packet" to be sent to the computer to turn it on whereas Wake on Link will switch the machine on as soon as there is network activity.

I'm struggling to find the latest version of the source files, I will be raking through the server over the next few days (whilst I implement my new 6 disk RAID5 array) and hopefully I will come across the latest source, otherwise I need to work on a much older revision and get it up to speed

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**JohnWPB** · 08-22-2007, 09:44 PM

Great little utility for sure! I am just in the process of yanking out my P4 2.4 Ghz CarPC in favor of a Laptop PC. The idea is to just leave it in standby 100% of the time.

I just ripped appart a network cable here, and had connected wires 1&3 together, as well as 2 & 6. I could not wake the laptop up for the life of me, yet if I plugged it back into the network, and tried to access the laptop, it would wake up.

It was not till I read the post 2 back, that I read the WOL and WO Link being different. Looks like I'm gonna have to rip apart the laptop, and connect wires to the power switch and use a relay to "press" the power button. Looks I am gonna have to build something like W3bMasters momentary relay switch thingy.

On another note, does anyone know if there is a PCMCIA version of a network card that would wake on link? I am pretty new to hacking laptops! I just do no know if there would still be power to a PCMCIA card when in stand by and all.

This program still of course works fantastic for powering the system off. Great work!

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**mukow** · 10-09-2007, 06:58 AM

I love to revive old threads....

Let me start by saying this is a great app that brings alot of use.

My one issue i have.....

After hibernation i am wanting to run the laptop and batteries. The problem is that when it boots back up with the AC disconnected it will hibernate again. Any ideas of a fix for this?

Thanks
Tim

**jonessc** · 10-09-2007, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by mukow

I love to revive old threads....

Let me start by saying this is a great app that brings alot of use.

My one issue i have.....

After hibernation i am wanting to run the laptop and batteries. The problem is that when it boots back up with the AC disconnected it will hibernate again. Any ideas of a fix for this?

Thanks
Tim

why not set the hibernation delay timer to a couple of mins, giving you a chance to power on when the times almost up.

**mukow** · 10-09-2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by jonessc

why not set the hibernation delay timer to a couple of mins, giving you a chance to power on when the times almost up.

Thanks for the response,

But this will only delay the hibernate for the delay time i specify as the software will still recognize it as power being disconnected

**andyman** · 11-10-2007, 04:43 PM

I'm confused.
If this is a failsafe if windows locks up then what allows the software to work since it is running on the same windows machine?
Is it lockup proof?

Thanks for any feedback!

**jonessc** · 12-09-2007, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by mukow

Thanks for the response,

But this will only delay the hibernate for the delay time i specify as the software will still recognize it as power being disconnected

only other way i can think off is to quit the shutcontrol, do what you gotta do, then load it again or to be posh you cud map a batch file to a button in your front end that cud do it (Even autoit script)