Hi there
I'm working on a Dell Precision T3500 with Linux MInt 19 Cinnamon and have a strange problem. My computer is self-starting every morning at 8:00. I looked at the bios - the power-on-options are disctivated. I don't know about cron-jobs - is it possible to check if there's something under the hood explaining this strange behaviour?
Computer starting automatically
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Computer starting automatically
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Re: Computer starting automatically
It should be a BIOS setting under "Power Management / Auto On Time.
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Re: Computer starting automatically
Is there a separate option regarding what to do after a power failure? (My mother's air conditioner has that ) and, if so, is the electricity being turned off at night and turned back on at 0800, perhaps as a money-saving thing with the company?
The computer shouldn't be able to turn itself on unless the BIOS menu (or what passes for it on newer motherboards) allows it. Unless you have a malfunctioning switch, but that would give random power-ups (and -downs), not something that follows a schedule.
Set up a webcam, maybe the cleaning staff (et cetera) is having a bit of fun with you.
Regards,
MDM
The computer shouldn't be able to turn itself on unless the BIOS menu (or what passes for it on newer motherboards) allows it. Unless you have a malfunctioning switch, but that would give random power-ups (and -downs), not something that follows a schedule.
Set up a webcam, maybe the cleaning staff (et cetera) is having a bit of fun with you.
Regards,
MDM
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Re: Computer starting automatically
You could also check if wake on lan is enabled is bios.
If so try disabling
If so try disabling
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Re: Computer starting automatically
Are you on bios option, if you are on the bios option then scroll down your cursor to the wake Lan.
After this simply shut your computer down and again restart it I think your problem will get solved soon.
After this simply shut your computer down and again restart it I think your problem will get solved soon.
Re: Computer starting automatically
I used to have these problems and it could always be solved and permanently fixed on Linux.
On windows I would fix it then windows would add something to the autostart scripts on one of their infamous updates and my computer in my bedroom would wake itself and myself up at 3:00am. I suppose one of these days I should stop window bashing... but whatever. lol
Back to Linux, one of the things that was happening to me was a slight breeze from my window was moving the mouse and waking it up, that's probably not your problem though but it's worth mentioning for anyone else that might have the same problem.
You say you work on the computer so I assume it's an office computer. I think someone is messing with you and sending a wake signal over the LAN.
All of these other replies are good ones and you check those as well. Also try this and see what it shows.
Edit:
almost forgot try this too.
if you need hwinfo
On windows I would fix it then windows would add something to the autostart scripts on one of their infamous updates and my computer in my bedroom would wake itself and myself up at 3:00am. I suppose one of these days I should stop window bashing... but whatever. lol
Back to Linux, one of the things that was happening to me was a slight breeze from my window was moving the mouse and waking it up, that's probably not your problem though but it's worth mentioning for anyone else that might have the same problem.
You say you work on the computer so I assume it's an office computer. I think someone is messing with you and sending a wake signal over the LAN.
All of these other replies are good ones and you check those as well. Also try this and see what it shows.
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cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i "wake requested"
almost forgot try this too.
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sudo hwinfo | grep -i wake
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sudo apt install hwinfo