The HDPARM GUI test is buried in one of the CDs somewhere. It's amazing how many programs are NOT installed off the 3 CD set, even if you've selected everything.
-JMS |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Franki |Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 5:48 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: RE: [newbie] HD spin down | | | | |rgds | | |Frank Hauptle. | | | |Fire up webmin, then go to hardware, then I think its under |partitions or something, there is an IDE parameters section.. | |you can modify your hdparm settings in there, and if they |work, (you can test it from there as well) cut and paste the |results onto the end of your rc.local file... | |It works well,, or at least it did for me. I did it on 7.2, |and for my second hard disk on 8.1, which drakopt didn't like.. | |doubled the speed on my second harddrive and no errors... good |stuff, and webmin gives you some good info on the vrious |options as well. | | | | |rgds | |Frank | | | |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On |Behalf Of Roger |Sherman |Sent: Saturday, 20 October 2001 5:35 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] HD spin down | | |On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Charles A Edwards wrote: | |> > |> |> Try installing drivetweak. |> It is on CD3 of 8.1 and is a GUI frontend to hdpram. |> Using a GUI for to adjust the settings you need not worry about the |> syntax being wrong. |> |> Charles (-: | | |I don't think that would work for me, as I use 7.2. Thanks anyways! :-) | | |> |> |> | | |peace, | |Rog | |"The guy was all over the place. I had to swerve a number of |times before I hit him" | | | | |
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