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Re: help on hdparm

To: "jako fritz" <meandi@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: help on hdparm
From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 13:21:12 -0600
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jako fritz writes:
> i´m not sure if this is to list to ask  it but i´ll try anyway.
> hdparm can´t set the setdma flag HDIO_SET_DMA and give the error permission
> denied. it´s the cause of devfs becaus on exactly the same system but with
> normal nodes it works just fine. Ok hdparm prolly is not adapted to work
> with devfs. but has anyone encountered the problem and is there a fix?

I use hdparm all the time on my machines. I have devfs running on all
my machines (obviously!). I don't use the HDIO_SET_DMA flag, but I do
use it to control the spin-down time as well as determine the power
status.

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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