before i read the shortcut for terminal, i did this:

clicked the "power" icon and chose logoff quickly.

then i let the machine "sit" at the login screen wondering what to do.

it logged on for me
=]

i went to a terminal and applied the fixes.

i "seem" to ok.

i've edited .conf and pools but clicking on the webbrowser doesn't show any "usage" anywhere.

at least i can poke around now.

=]

thanks!

'monkey

i'll jump in for some help

=]

shuttlex box (athlon xp 1200) (512meg o ram)
agp bus hd4650 1gig

bamt boots and pops up the desktop and then the screen goes black/blank (monitor 'signal present' light is still lit)

if i reset, when the desktop pops up i have just enough time to navigate to a terminal window and then; black/blank.

dunno

thanks for any help

'monkey

righteous

'monkey

not me.

i haven't used the "manual" payme paypal button since it sent the btc instead of sending paypal quite awhile back.

i set my auto payout at several btc and then change to say 1 btc and let the autopay via paypal fire.

granted, i'm only requesting 1btc via paypal at a time, but it's worked properly so far.

'monkey

i'd love to have a release not dependant on x86_64

i've got a handful of boxes that could produce a little if not for that.

=]

'monkey

this may be what i'm looking for:

--
Last Boot Failed or Boot into Recovery Mode
 
If the last boot failed or after a boot into Recovery Mode the menu will be displayed until the user makes a selection. The timeout setting in /etc/default/grub do not apply in this case. To change this behaviour, /etc/grub.d/00_header must be modified (if statement checking recordfail at the end of 00_header).
--

'monkey

i knew i'd get into trouble not being more specific.

and the best part is, i can't at present.

i don't remember what the "screen" looked like the last time it happened.

but a keypress on the keyboard would continue the boot process. (the box has neither keyboard nor monitor at current location)

i know it's my fault for putting the machine "out there" aware of this behavior.

the best i can remember, the "screen" is similar to when windows gets shutdown improperly.
you get some choices about booting but eventually it will timeout and boot with the default option.

this ubuntu 11.04 box does not.

i'll have to wait untill the box can be picked up and brought back here but i'm afraid the quirk will always be there.
i can remote reboot all day long but it won't boot unattended after a power failure.

thanks for the reply though!

'monkey

as the topic says:

how do i get ubuntu to boot after a power failure without any user input?

the mobo is setup to power on after power failure but of course ubuntu is angry and wont boot.

this is at a remote site with no ups available.

'monkey

SOLUTION:
edit /etc/grub.d/00_header
to resemble:


if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=0  <----edit this integer so that it is 0 [zero]
else
  set timeout=3
fi

--
the default for set timeout is -1 which of course is "wait forever"
=]

'monkey

i'm at the low end of the share producers so i don't have much of an impact on the pool.
even at my "donation %" it isn't much, i just don't "make" that much
=]

this last round or block or whatever the terminology is, the website seems "snappier".  i like that.
more like it was back on block 4

anyway, wish i had more hashes to put in the pool but i'm very content here.

'monkey

pathetic donation numbers

=[

'preciate your time and effort Inaba

'monkey

quoting is the coolest, not....

=]

'monkey

there is always a catch

=]

perhaps the WebMonkey scoring system might be a better "fit"

instead of applying weight to shares and then devaluing said weight as the round goes on, a simpler, lighter approach:

based soley on time in round.

100% time spent mining in round = 100% of miner's estimated payout.
10% time spent mining in round = 10% of miner's estimated payout.

not only does this discourage people from leaving during the "1st half" of the round, but also discourages entering during the "2nd half" of the round.

now, i realise that is very simple (and very light) but a percent here or there could be tweaked to allow a tiny variance of miner reboot or even server outtage.
(round = round - outtage) BEFORE calculation of payout.

'monkey

just don't forget the line of code:

WebMonkey_reward = WebMonkey_reward x 10

'preciate it.

=]

'monkey

it's already there. (click on hall of fame)

unfortunately, i'm not on it.

not on the top miner either (bumped off a week ago or so)

=]

'monkey

thanks for the update Inaba.

and now, back to your regular scheduled programming.....

=]

'monkey

put the netbook remix on a jump drive and run from the jump to see if you get any increase.

if it doesn't, no harm no foul.

'monkey

i can help you with the "power increase".

open catalyst control center

goto the overdrive section

goto the power control settings slider

slide it over to at least 5%

if you raise clock speeds without increasing the "ceiling" of the card, it'll actually throttle down even though you've told it to raise the clocks.

some people say slide it over to 20% to turn off the power play completely but i find 5% will hold the small overclocks i set.

good luck

'monkey

it's too xtreme for the 1x slot.

=]

sorry, i'm warped.

good luck though...

'monkey

the last link says the guy took off the side panel and directed a box fan at it.
you now, a 120v fan probably 12 or 14 inches.

cooling the cards down will effectively reduce the load on the power supply.

which allows the supply to "handle" the 3 cards.

just one possible solution/scenario.

the answer to the original question is most certainly insufficient power availability.

good luck!

'monkey