Re: IDE, putting HD to sleep causes "lost interrupt"
From: Thunder from the hill <hidden>
Date: 2002-08-01 19:46:06
Hi, On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Andre Hedrick wrote:
Because you need to call hdparm -w /dev/hda <--- Reset Device hdparm -C /dev/hda <--- query status, repeat until good. hdparm -X** /dev/hda <--- transfer rate mode set hdparm -m** /dev/hda <--- set multiple hdparm -d* /dev/hda <--- set DMA You effectively kill (disable command mode) the drive has to be kick started.
Well, mind how horribly that sucks if your hdparm is on the disk you've sent to sleep. Thus, never send your disk containing /sbin to sleep... Thunder -- .-../../-./..-/-..- .-./..-/.-.././.../.-.-.-