[mythtv-users] OT Bootloader that can detect how machine was started?

[Dawson, Guy]

I know that this in not a MythTV question,  but I only use Linux as the basis of Myth system so I don't have anywhere else to go...

Does anyone know of a way of have a PC boot into Windows if the power button is pressed, or into Linux in response to a WakeOverLan event.  

The most powerful machine I have is the machine used by the whole family for gaming and surfing.  It seems such a waste not to use it for transcoding.  So what I thought was s that I'd set it up for dual boot (no problem with that).  However it's not easy getting machine time (kids are addicted to The Sims), so I though it would bee good if my myth backend wake it up during the day when there's no-one around. (Or maybe I'm just crazy!)

Regards


Guy Dawson



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