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WoL - Compaq 6710b
WoL - Compaq 6710b
Hi all, been a while since I had to post, but this has me stumped, now.
My main rig is running Arch (testing if it matters), and the laptop (HP Compaq 6710b) is running Debian Jessie (I think, whatever the latest is) on non-testing.
I have Synergy setup and working so that I can control the laptop (pre-login and onwards) from my main rig. Now, I prefer to keep the laptop closed and tucked away. It's plugged in to an external monitor, so being able to power on via LAN would be the final, no nonsense approach to my setup, but whatever I try, it doesn't work.
A bit of research tells me that WoL is only supported from standby or hibernate, but even that isn't working. This means I have to dig the laptop out to power up. Being bone idle, I'd rather just fire of a magic packet and be done with it.
I've tried everything suggested on the Debian Wiki, and out of desperation, went to the Arch Wiki and created the systemd units etc. Still, none of etherwake, wol or wakeonlan will wake the damned thing up.
So over to you - any ideas?
TIA
EDIT: If it's relevant, I'm a UK user on BT, with a HH5, single ethernet cable coming out of the router into a Netgear switch. Both the main rig and the laptop are wired to the switch. I'm not looking for WowLAN, just WoL. Also not looking for over the internet, just on the LAN.
EDIT2: It's not an issue with the Arch machine sending the packet. Wake also fails from my phone using WakeOnLan in Android.
My main rig is running Arch (testing if it matters), and the laptop (HP Compaq 6710b) is running Debian Jessie (I think, whatever the latest is) on non-testing.
I have Synergy setup and working so that I can control the laptop (pre-login and onwards) from my main rig. Now, I prefer to keep the laptop closed and tucked away. It's plugged in to an external monitor, so being able to power on via LAN would be the final, no nonsense approach to my setup, but whatever I try, it doesn't work.
A bit of research tells me that WoL is only supported from standby or hibernate, but even that isn't working. This means I have to dig the laptop out to power up. Being bone idle, I'd rather just fire of a magic packet and be done with it.
I've tried everything suggested on the Debian Wiki, and out of desperation, went to the Arch Wiki and created the systemd units etc. Still, none of etherwake, wol or wakeonlan will wake the damned thing up.
So over to you - any ideas?
TIA
EDIT: If it's relevant, I'm a UK user on BT, with a HH5, single ethernet cable coming out of the router into a Netgear switch. Both the main rig and the laptop are wired to the switch. I'm not looking for WowLAN, just WoL. Also not looking for over the internet, just on the LAN.
EDIT2: It's not an issue with the Arch machine sending the packet. Wake also fails from my phone using WakeOnLan in Android.
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
This might be too obvious and already checked, but have you enabled WOL in the BIOS? I use WOL occasionally (just on upstairs machine) and it worked first time I set it up (after changing bios) and never had reason to change anything.
Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
Yes, it's enabled in the BIOS.
I can honestly think of no reason why it isn't working, it's just not.
I can honestly think of no reason why it isn't working, it's just not.
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
I can only suggest checking the Debian wiki instructions for anything you might have missed.
Also if you are keeping the lid closed this might be stopping the laptop from powering up, I had this problem with a laptop running mythbuntu (PVR) with external monitor and had to modify (uncomment) the line to read HandleLidSwitch=ignore in /etc/systemd/logind.conf.
Also if you are keeping the lid closed this might be stopping the laptop from powering up, I had this problem with a laptop running mythbuntu (PVR) with external monitor and had to modify (uncomment) the line to read HandleLidSwitch=ignore in /etc/systemd/logind.conf.
Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
I'll keep the lid issue in mind when I get it going, but at the moment it's not working even with the lid open.
As additional info (just checked this). After a system shutdown and normal boot, ethtool eth0 shows everything is fine, but after suspend and resume, wol is getting disabled.
I've tried all the tricks in the wiki, but have had to adapt for my H/W so maybe I'm getting something wrong. The driver here is tg3, so if any knowledgeable guys can shed some light on translating the wiki to this, that may help.
As additional info (just checked this). After a system shutdown and normal boot, ethtool eth0 shows everything is fine, but after suspend and resume, wol is getting disabled.
I've tried all the tricks in the wiki, but have had to adapt for my H/W so maybe I'm getting something wrong. The driver here is tg3, so if any knowledgeable guys can shed some light on translating the wiki to this, that may help.
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
I just did a quick search and found this ubuntu forum post which might help, it could be somethig to do with preventing the network manager from sleeping and therefore allowing wol to work. Might need some adjusting as it is from Ubuntu, but could help point you in the right direction.
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
Hey Roken, good to see you here
I think we need to see the journal contents for the suspend and resume cycle.Roken wrote:After a system shutdown and normal boot, ethtool eth0 shows everything is fine, but after suspend and resume, wol is getting disabled.
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
I like to use journalctl(1)
The --since= flag will help filter the output
The --since= flag will help filter the output
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
OK, there's a lot of it. Restricted to a clean boot, suspend and resume:
https://pastebin.com/axSLMU1U
https://pastebin.com/axSLMU1U
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
Looks like you're using pm-utils to suspend, try https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php ... st11075475
Otherwise, does your WoL setting persist if you suspend with
Also, please post the full content of /etc/network/interfaces
Otherwise, does your WoL setting persist if you suspend with
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systemctl suspend
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
That's how I have been suspending.
Also tried with pm-utils with the same result.
Also tried with pm-utils with the same result.
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cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
up /sbin/ethtool -s $IFACE wol g
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
Try adding this line to /etc/network/interfaces:
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auto eth0
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
Sorry for the delay - work got in the way.
No different. Doesn't WoL and resuming from suspend with the button still shows WoL got disabled on the suspend
No different. Doesn't WoL and resuming from suspend with the button still shows WoL got disabled on the suspend
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Re: WoL - Compaq 6710b
Some clues in this thread:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2235571
Looks like it may be a firmware issue.
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2235571
Looks like it may be a firmware issue.
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