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#-oWow. That was the problem! My text editor keeps autoformatting quotes, I need a new one. Thanks, steel.

Hello all,
I have two scripts on my server machine:

Server Script 1:
sleep.sh



#!/bin/bash
sudo pm-suspend

Perfect!
After adding that line (minus the "keypress for on" stuff) to /etc/rc.local, the display is now blanking at boot, thanks efflandt!

I have an iMac (Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04.5 LTS) I am using as a Plex Media Server. It is in the corner, but the display is annoying when the room is dark. Is it possible to be able to blank or...

Alright, I understand what I need to do power-wise, but what about the "screen-blanking" previously mentioned above?



Is it possible to accomplish this from the command line without an x...

Running an old iMac (2006) with Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 @ 1.83GHz
Memory: 2GB
Graphics: Intel GMA 950
Ethernet: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit...

Open up a terminal emulator:
go to "Dash Home" on the sidebar, and search for "Terminal"

Then type

sudo fdisk -l

You will have to enter your password.
Note: no characters will be display...

Alright, I understand what I need to do power-wise, but what about the "screen-blanking" previously mentioned above?



Is it possible to accomplish this from the command line without an x server...

I don't have x server or any DE installed. How could I blank the screen from the command line?

Thanks for the input. So, theoretically speaking, for a non AIO pc, it would be more efficient to physically remove the devices rather than disable them?

Also, how could I set or check the status...

Hello all,
I am turning an old iMac (Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS CLI only) that I have into a headless (ssh) Plex Media Server.
Because this machine will be running 24/7, I need to disable as much hardware...

So I should have been suspending instead of shutting down?
It's now working perfectly, even though acpitool shows PXS disabled.

Wow, I was looking for something else the entire time. :oops:
I...

Ethtool now shows "g" for WOL permanently, but when I shutdown, the ethernet card doesn't appear to be on (no lights on network switch).
I have tried these methods of shutdown:



Is there a...

If I run,

sudo ethtool -s eth0 wol g

it does set it to g, but wol is reset to d after a reboot. What is the preferred method of keeping it at g?

Hello, I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS on my iMac Intel Core Duo 2006. I am trying to configure Wake on Lan for this machine. Macs do not have BIOS, they use EFI, (when OS X is installed WOL is...

When I run
sudo apt-get upgrade

I get:

The following packages have been kept back:
linux-headers-generic-its-trusty linux-image-generic-its-trusty
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to...

Hello, I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.5 (command line only) on my 2006 Intel Core 2 Duo iMac. I am hoping to run a Plex media server from this machine, but I'm running into problems with my fresh...