I would look in my /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file and
check for references to hdparm commands,
when you find these, you can then comment them
out if you like or change them to your liking.
There should be some info on this (the hdparm command
and its parameters) on http://www.mandrakeuser.org
just do a search for hdparm or visit:
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hide2.html
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Patti Wavinak wrote:
> If I recall correctly when you install it says that it is NOT a good idea
> to set the hard drive optimisation function. I do not know if you can
> "undo" that or if you need to reinstall and not use that function.
>
> I don't know if this helps but at least I answered <giggle>
>
> Patti - Registered Linux User #184611
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 9/26/00, 3:47:31 PM, Lance Dow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
> [newbie] 7.1 Post-install problem - re-post!:
>
>
> > Hi There
>
> > I posted the message below to the list on Saturday. So far, I've had only
> > one response which, unfortunatly, didn't take me forward in any
> meaningful
> > way (thanks anyway Paul). I can't believe no one else knows the answer.
>
> > Can sombody help me out... please?
>
> > Lance
> > __________________________________________________________
>
> > Hi Guys
>
> > Finally got 7.1 installed on my new system - Athlon 700, 128MB, 13.6G HDD
> -
> > Linux only, no Windows. It all seemed to be going smoothly until it came
> to
> > the first re-boot. It reached the point where it says;
>
> > Starting hard drive optimisation for hda [OK]
>
> > then it goes no further. I left it in that state for over an hour and it
> > never moved. I could hear what sounds like disk accessing at round one
> > minute intervals but don't see any activity on the HDD light to confirm
> > this.
>
> > Any ideas where I go from here? How do I go about tracking down what the
> > problem might be? I created a boot disk during the install and, I
> suppose,
> > I could use this to start the system. But I have absolutely no Idea what
> > I'm looking for!
>
> > One more thing. This message is part of the Interactive Startup (or Setup
> -
> > not sure). Is this anything like the setup on Windows where you can step
> > through the entries in autoexec.bat and config.sys at boot-up, choosing
> > which drivers etc are loaded? If so, how do I do it under Linux?
>
> > Is there a troubleshooting HOWTO that covers this sort of thing?
>
> > All help gratefully received.
>
> > Regards
>
>
> > Lance Dow
