[sudo-access] [sudo-discuss] front door computer randomly turns itself off

[Jake]

this thread is about a problem where the computer turns itself off for some
reason, it has nothing to do with cords getting disconnected.

On Thu, 4 May 2017, robb wrote:

> until we get a more permanent solution (conduit), i like the idea of
> labeling the cord(s) with a *do not remove* notice on the power cord
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 11:28 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> ok but to be clear, the problem i described is separate from issues of
>> power
>> loss or network disconnection, and needs to be fixed.
>>
>> -jake
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 3 May 2017, Marc Juul wrote:
>>
>> the power plug had been pulled out of the wall today. jenny and lesley
>>> fixed it.
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> this has happened in the past and a couple of times this week, i think,
>>>> that
>>>> the computer that handles the front door magnetic stripe reader shuts
>>>> itself
>>>> off for some reason.
>>>>
>>>> it's a beaglebone black and there is no reason it should shut off.  there
>>>> are
>>>> no logs as to why because we generally run it in read-only mode on the
>>>> main
>>>> disk, and logs are kept on a RAM disk.
>>>>
>>>> here's someone else talking about the same issue:
>>>> http://falconchristmas.com/forum/index.php?topic=5547.0
>>>>
>>>> when it's off, it has power but there are no lights on.  pressing the
>>>> power
>>>> button turns it on.  wtf?
>>>>
>>>> i could make a watchdog circuit that power-cycles it if this happens,
>>>> but i
>>>> don't think that's really the right solution.  does someone want to take
>>>> this
>>>> on and figure out wtf is going on?
>>>>
>>>> probably using a USB stick for system logs would be a good start, and
>>>> maybe
>>>> some increased level of logging.
>>>>
>>>> -jake
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