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As per my previous link you can add hardware button to send shutdown command so no you don’t have to do it from inside OS
I can understand your frustration but we mustn't forget what the pi was actually designed for?
I have to admit it is annoying but i think you can always connect an IR diode as the pi doesnt actually shut down fully when 'shutdown'
"Buy an IR photo-diode, or even better, an IR photo-transistor, and connect it to Pin 5 and GND. It acts like a push-button. When it receives IR beams from remote controller, it shorts, and hence connects Pin 5 to GND, hence the RPi turns on."
Personally min is on 24/7 unless it's something i'm messing with in which case i have a push button to short the pins and boot up.
yeah I have left it on now, since it only consumes 1-2 watts anyway.I can understand your frustration but we mustn't forget what the pi was actually designed for?
I have to admit it is annoying but i think you can always connect an IR diode as the pi doesnt actually shut down fully when 'shutdown'
"Buy an IR photo-diode, or even better, an IR photo-transistor, and connect it to Pin 5 and GND. It acts like a push-button. When it receives IR beams from remote controller, it shorts, and hence connects Pin 5 to GND, hence the RPi turns on."
Personally min is on 24/7 unless it's something i'm messing with in which case i have a push button to short the pins and boot up.
actually thought this may be a good item for a downloader box. Maybe connect up a 2.5" or 3.5" HD for mass storage. Plus can install squeezecenter.
I assume you can just connect to it remotely, like the android microsoft remote app? And control it via a GUI?