From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LVrRw-0008LZ-Dv for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:58:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2114BE01C3; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:57:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.185]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7C7EE01C3 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:57:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id z23so1129164fkz.2 for ; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:57:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=JM5dE3xEPaUh1kpSOrQb9/4cAp3mSyf2efDqHYrFkVw=; b=sa8Gjdx1AzJHsoMSQW9WoyHeMnRxNaRd9QCUGvn9mtQAYfywCDgMy2LtACJVU8j+pP 96/AWf8Syv6/5ie/TQB3H8EtZGjAVvgUHExBUmcYUr4chuiYidacxYKjqDGM1cjT6pND iVywM/xRou19exg7Ga5n+Jn9pE2jBGRjn2/AI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=lgB9bkq+D2qe31nlmmE9mQe8Hd6Vx7hm22Z+lr7SGsNRQ+eLpt9Wp5lQ21g0qoBhLL HnETS10yVqUniBzAbvbqzf8zL3H2WQA9+pC+XWWt5lK3ca8/2ClUvzmwm8cIIRAMtAxA 73jEeTZPq6RVvPwzrI0ZfMBbFOEJth7VD1WmU= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.102.219.8 with SMTP id r8mr243080mug.10.1234029471028; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:57:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <498DC154.3050705@gmail.com> References: <6492cf010902070443j1a8db47exfdabed337831ab9c@mail.gmail.com> <6492cf010902070533y16052edfn63361480a6b8baf3@mail.gmail.com> <498DC154.3050705@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:57:51 +0200 Message-ID: <6492cf010902070957k17bba254xe50bf442781342ff@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard disk power save From: Danis Petkakis To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e65b610c43560e046257e0b4 X-Archives-Salt: 9a35bf83-1b95-49d6-9b27-4380ea68111c X-Archives-Hash: a9d66ab3c2168bba0d9d51358977e148 --0016e65b610c43560e046257e0b4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ok i tried 'hdparm -y /dev/sda' and though i can hear a little noise as if the disk is in sleep mode after a while (5 secs) it makes a noise as though it is spinning up again...also 'hdparm -C /dev/sda' shows the disk active/idle...i also tried with 'hdparm -S12 /dev/sda' but couldn't tell whether it is working or not...how can i make sure it actually works? 2009/2/7 Dale > Danis Petkakis wrote: > > 2009/2/7 Remy Blank > > > > > Danis Petkakis wrote: > > > hello there i would like to know if there is such a thing as a > power > > > saving scheme as far as hard disks are > > > concerned...i would like my hard disks to spin down when they > > are not > > > being accessed after a defined > > > period of time...is that possible? any hints on how to do that > > would be > > > really appreciated... > > > > If your disk is only rarely accessed (i.e. a secondary HD, not > > containing the root filesystem), look at "hdparm", more > > specifically the > > -S option. > > > > If you would like to spin down your main HD (e.g. on a laptop), > > look at > > app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools. > > > > -- Remy > > > > > > does hdparm work on sata hard disks aswell? because i couldn't find > > such an option > > in sdparm > > > > Danis > > From the man page, right at the top no less. o_O > > NAME > hdparm - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters > > It should work for SATA to. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > --0016e65b610c43560e046257e0b4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ok i tried 'hdparm -y /dev/sda' and though i can hear a little nois= e as if the disk is in sleep
mode after a while (5 secs) it makes a noi= se as though it is spinning up again...also
'hdparm -C /dev/sda'= ; shows the disk active/idle...i also tried with 'hdparm -S12 /dev/sda&= #39;
but couldn't tell whether it is working or not...how can i make sure it= actually works?

2009/2/7 Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
Danis Petkakis wr= ote:
> 2009/2/7 Remy Blank <remy.b= lank@pobox.com <mailto:remy.= blank@pobox.com>>
>
>     Danis Petkakis wrote:
>     > hello there i would like to know if there is such a= thing as a power
>     > saving scheme as far as hard disks are
>     > concerned...i would like my hard disks to spin down= when they
>     are not
>     > being accessed after a defined
>     > period of time...is that possible? any hints on how= to do that
>     would be
>     > really appreciated...
>
>     If your disk is only rarely accessed (i.e. a secondary H= D, not
>     containing the root filesystem), look at "hdparm&qu= ot;, more
>     specifically the
>     -S option.
>
>     If you would like to spin down your main HD (e.g. on a l= aptop),
>     look at
>     app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools.
>
>     -- Remy
>
>
> does hdparm work on sata hard disks aswell? because i couldn't fin= d
> such an option
> in sdparm
>
> Danis

From the man page, right at the top no less.  o_O

NAME
      hdparm - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters

It should work for SATA to.

Dale

:-)  :-)


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