Gekkonen@sopuli.xyz to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoWhat is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server.sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square101linkfedilinkarrow-up1253file-text
arrow-up1253imageWhat is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server.sopuli.xyzGekkonen@sopuli.xyz to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square101linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRetro_unlimited@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·12 hours agoWhen I had this problem I disconnected the power button on the motherboard.
minus-squaretomatoely@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoDid you reconnect it everytime you had to power it on?
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoA lot of newer motherboards have a separate power button next to the case pinouts.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoNah just jam a screwdriver in there to jump the pins. You shut down your PC though?
minus-squareRetro_unlimited@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoOn one computer I had a recessed reset button, so I used that as power. Another computer I added a wire to an external button double stick taped to the back of the monitor so I can turn on both at the same time.
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoYou sound like you are one step short of wiring up a giant lever to dramatically pull down when you want to power on the computer.
minus-squaremhz (ex lemm.ee)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 hours agoCant you just assign a different action to that power button instead of messing with it internally?
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 hours agoYou can for a click, but no way for the long press, as that’s handled on a lower level
minus-squaremhz (ex lemm.ee)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoYou got a point. Cats are sneaky 😅
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 hours agoConnect to spray bottle aimed at… well nope.
When I had this problem I disconnected the power button on the motherboard.
Did you reconnect it everytime you had to power it on?
A lot of newer motherboards have a separate power button next to the case pinouts.
Nah just jam a screwdriver in there to jump the pins.
You shut down your PC though?
On one computer I had a recessed reset button, so I used that as power.
Another computer I added a wire to an external button double stick taped to the back of the monitor so I can turn on both at the same time.
You sound like you are one step short of wiring up a giant lever to dramatically pull down when you want to power on the computer.
I would like and subscribe
Cant you just assign a different action to that power button instead of messing with it internally?
You can for a click, but no way for the long press, as that’s handled on a lower level
You got a point. Cats are sneaky 😅
Connect to spray bottle aimed at… well nope.