On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Gerd v. Egidy wrote: > Sorry for the dumb question, but what does that mean for the non > usb-professional? Will it really spin down my disk or just put the usb > connection to it in suspend mode?
It only puts the USB connection into suspend mode. If your drive decides that this would be a good opportunity to spin down the disk, then it will do so by itself. (If the drive is powered by the USB connection rather than by a separate source then it will _have_ to spin down, since a suspended connection doesn't supply enough juice to keep anything moving.) > If it doesn't spin down my disk - how would you achieve this? I tried the > regular scsi spindown commands but didn't succeed. It depends on the particular model of disk and what sort of USB interface it has. And BTW, I wasn't aware that there _are_ any regular SCSI spindown commands, but maybe STOP UNIT would qualify... Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
