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Re: [Sheflug] Re: KDE2 and Qt 2.2



Remove the -S 180 should do it. The -c 1 enables 32 bit mode, -d 1 enables
DMA, and -k 1 sets the 'keep_settings_over_reset' flag. Got this from 'man
hdparm' :-)


Craig Andrews
craig@fishbot.org.uk

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On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, Richard wrote:

> Ross
> 
> ross wrote:
>  
> > this is what i use in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local   script
> > 
> > hdparm -c 1 -d 1 -k 1 -S 180 /dev/hda
> > 
> > this enables DMA and 32bit mode and causes the disk to spin down after about
> > 20 minutes.... you'll see a fantastic change (if it works!)
> 
> How do I use this to enable 32-bit mode and enable DMA without
> spinning the disk down ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> Richard
> Sheffield UK
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