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 1LVshq-00084j-UA for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:19:11 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BF2B9E0505; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:19:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.189]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59590E0505 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:19:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id w8so966249mue.6 for ; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:19:08 -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=8bpcuxmmv4KXQPgkH2+UaIH7as8p/kyTyzrYKebhKm0=; b=MkU7KrGV6yHFfU4oFijZlu8xSMM54A/Y3TsD2UbzqKuU2e9Xh+bGsy+SHJJMJ2yFgr YrNY9al+h3VkkaXCYzJhI4+mWAe64zH8OP/1onpxOROAql2Git6SDUnFvC701Og052OU JBLiU9WVhzZmTOlHUlorM4+EVax+nbUFnyqGc= 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=dY06Tp3PJYqjTgjuNdeyC06xxWlHhejcuUDfaQSYyPu6PEyy62eN7XCW0j50neItZF ds0HCdvEua8c7H27SJrAyciMQaBeC4RGmWZi/7wGXNB6XDKaiXf7akDJVmRjf2f/Ct6s XIv/0LU3evlSn7WUf7dZiF6jplxACr2pThcf4= 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 10.103.172.7 with SMTP id z7mr1354513muo.15.1234034348677; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:19:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <6492cf010902070443j1a8db47exfdabed337831ab9c@mail.gmail.com> <6492cf010902070533y16052edfn63361480a6b8baf3@mail.gmail.com> <498DC154.3050705@gmail.com> <6492cf010902070957k17bba254xe50bf442781342ff@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:19:08 +0200 Message-ID: <6492cf010902071119w2797d468o4baa64222c1fd0c5@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=001636416929fe5a37046259028f X-Archives-Salt: d4210006-be91-4e4e-a99c-683502b7a3d9 X-Archives-Hash: 26503e8f3a7bf6b75b92d515e6f9fdab --001636416929fe5a37046259028f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit you're telling me i have to umount it first and then put it to sleep? because it is mounted it cannot be put to sleep? 2009/2/7 Nikos Chantziaras > still mounted. > waking it up if it's > almost always something > put it too sleep. There's > umount it before you > Usually, you have to > > Danis Petkakis wrote: > >> 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 >> >> :-) :-) >> >> >> > > --001636416929fe5a37046259028f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable you're telling me i have to umount it first and then put it to sleep?because it is mounted it cannot be put to sleep?

2009/2/7 Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>
still mounted. waking it up if it's
almost always something
put it too sleep. There's
umount it before you
Usually, you have to

Danis Petkakis wrote:
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 noise as though it is spinning up ag= ain...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 <rdalek1967@gmail.com <mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com>>
<= br>
   Danis Petkakis wrote:
    > 2009/2/7 Remy Blank <remy.blank@pobox.com
   <mailto:remy.blank@pobox.com> <mailto:remy.blank@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 a= re
    >     > concerned...i would like my hard dis= ks to spin down when they
    >     are not
    >     > being accessed after a defined
    >     > period of time...is that possible? a= ny 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 c= ouldn'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 paramet= ers

   It should work for SATA to.

   Dale

   :-)  :-)





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