Does Wake-on-LAN from power state S5 require any OS configuration?

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Published on 2012-11-28T16:58:24Z Indexed on 2012/11/28 17:07 UTC
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I am configuring a HTPC which I would like to be able to power on using Wake-on-LAN, from the S5 state (full shutdown, still plugged in). The system is running Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon. I'm getting some conflicting information in my searching on the Net.

I am not concerned with using WoL to change the state from standby or hibernate to on. Because of the current interface to our TV, the system must be either turned on or turned off. So, basically, this system will cycle from S0 to S5, and from S5 back to S0, and so on.

Some tutorials suggest that I need to use ethtool to configure things after enabling WoL in my BIOS, but my understanding is that doing an S5 -> S0 power on only requires the BIOS to be configured (since when the computer is in state S5, the OS hasn't even been loaded anyway).

Can I use WoL with only the BIOS configured to go from state S5 to S0, or will I need to configure the OS as well?

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