Hi, should I look deeper into the hdparm to spin down drives etc ? thank you

On 2007-10-22, =SERGE= <serge_mtu@mtu-net.ru> wrote: > should I look deeper into the hdparm to spin down drives etc ? Deeper than what? There is only one depth to it. This is what you need: hdparm -S 180 /dev/hda That sets timeout to 15 min. For details, 'man hdparm'. -- There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Douglas Adams

Rikishi 42 staggered into the Black Sun and said: > On 2007-10-22, =SERGE= <serge_mtu@mtu-net.ru> wrote: >> should I look deeper into the hdparm to spin down drives etc ? > Deeper than what? There is only one depth to it. > hdparm -S 180 /dev/hda > That sets timeout to 15 min. For details, 'man hdparm'. ...just remember that if a process wants to read from or write to a disk, the disk subsystem will issue a spin-up command. Since there are always processes reading from and writing to / and /var (syslog, various daemons) then your /var disk will either be spinning constantly, or jumping back and forth between spinning and not spinning. The first case is better for long-term disk life even if it consumes slightly more power. It should be easier to spin down disks that are not part of the core system (not / , /var , /usr , or /home) and have them stay spun down. -- ROBERT: So how do we get the pig to stop running around? TRIANGLE: I think we'll have to rely on the staple gun once again. --Triangle & Robert Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see