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Old 04-30-2010, 01:42 PM   #16
Gertjan
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
The other reason I'm leaning this way is that, in my mind, calling it from a link on the SD card is only a first step. The goal I have in mind is to have the power switch configurable between the long press either doing a restart or a shutdown.
There are pros en cons for both solutions, but either of them can work fine.

A "long press" triggering a restart is hard-wired so it always works, even if the firmware and/or standby micro have failed. Downside is that it can't be replaced with a shutdown.
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