[newbie] Hdparm question
I have yet another question... I was playing around with hdparm last night, and I found my optimal settings. Now, here is my question. I know that I have to add a line somewhere in /etc/rc.d/???. Can someone please give me instructions on how to make my hdparm settings reload upon start-up? Any help is much appreciated. Ciao, Chris Kelly Your mouse has moved. Windows must now reboot to recognize these changes.
Re: [newbie] Hdparm question
On Tuesday 23 January 2001 06:37, you wrote: I have yet another question... I was playing around with hdparm last night, and I found my optimal settings. Now, here is my question. I know that I have to add a line somewhere in /etc/rc.d/???. Can someone please give me instructions on how to make my hdparm settings reload upon start-up? Any help is much appreciated. Ciao, Chris Kelly Your mouse has moved. Windows must now reboot to recognize these changes. I usually add it to the rc.local file. This file is executed upon completion of booting. -- Mike Mattix [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Hdparm question
Just add the line? hdparm -X66 -m16 -u1 -d1 -c3 /dev/hda Just plop it in there? Chris Kelly Why use Windows when you can use the door? In a world without fences, who needs Gates? -Original Message- From: D.M. Mattix [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 9:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Hdparm question On Tuesday 23 January 2001 06:37, you wrote: I have yet another question... I was playing around with hdparm last night, and I found my optimal settings. Now, here is my question. I know that I have to add a line somewhere in /etc/rc.d/???. Can someone please give me instructions on how to make my hdparm settings reload upon start-up? Any help is much appreciated. Ciao, Chris Kelly Your mouse has moved. Windows must now reboot to recognize these changes. I usually add it to the rc.local file. This file is executed upon completion of booting. -- Mike Mattix [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Hdparm question
On Tuesday 23 January 2001 06:37 am, Kelly, Christopher wrote: I was playing around with hdparm last night, and I found my optimal settings. Now, here is my question. I know that I have to add a line somewhere in /etc/rc.d/???. Can someone please give me instructions on how to make my hdparm settings reload upon start-up? Add the line to the end of rc.local in the /etc/rc.d/ directory with any text editor (as root). I like to use 'mc'. Start an Xterm, type 'cd /etc/rc.d', then 'mc'. Scroll down to the file 'rc.local' and press F4. This opens the file for editing. Add your hdparm line to the end of the file and press F2 to save. F10 exits 'mc'. Now, while your still in the dir, /etc/rc.d/, type './rc.local' which runs rc.local and the hdparm line you just added. No need to reboot, but when you do reboot the machine in the future, the hdparm line will be run (as is everything in rc.local) on boot up. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
RE: [newbie] Hdparm question
Great! Thanks Tom. Chris Kelly Why use Windows when you can use the door? In a world without fences, who needs Gates? -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 10:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Hdparm question On Tuesday 23 January 2001 06:37 am, Kelly, Christopher wrote: I was playing around with hdparm last night, and I found my optimal settings. Now, here is my question. I know that I have to add a line somewhere in /etc/rc.d/???. Can someone please give me instructions on how to make my hdparm settings reload upon start-up? Add the line to the end of rc.local in the /etc/rc.d/ directory with any text editor (as root). I like to use 'mc'. Start an Xterm, type 'cd /etc/rc.d', then 'mc'. Scroll down to the file 'rc.local' and press F4. This opens the file for editing. Add your hdparm line to the end of the file and press F2 to save. F10 exits 'mc'. Now, while your still in the dir, /etc/rc.d/, type './rc.local' which runs rc.local and the hdparm line you just added. No need to reboot, but when you do reboot the machine in the future, the hdparm line will be run (as is everything in rc.local) on boot up. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
[newbie] HDparm question
How do I use HDparm to optimize my HD settings? Thanks guys, Chris Kelly --- Men are from Earth Women are from Earth Deal with it...
Re: [newbie] HDparm question
Go to www.linuxnewbie.org and check out their NHF section. They have some good info on optimization of your hard drive using hdparm. Hope this helps Monty
Re: [newbie] HDparm question
Check out this article...I've tried it and it works pretty good. http://linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/hdtweak.html good luck, Kevin - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Newbie'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:46 AM Subject: [newbie] HDparm question How do I use HDparm to optimize my HD settings? Thanks guys, Chris Kelly --- Men are from Earth Women are from Earth Deal with it...
RE: [newbie] HDparm question
Thanks, Monty -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] HDparm question Go to www.linuxnewbie.org and check out their NHF section. They have some good info on optimization of your hard drive using hdparm. Hope this helps Monty
Re: [newbie] HDparm question
On Monday 22 January 2001 08:46 am, Kelly, Christopher wrote: How do I use HDparm to optimize my HD settings? First read 'info hdparm', it's one of the better man pages and contains a lot of useful and important info. Next, make sure either lilo or grub (whichever you use) doesn't have any "ide autotune" statements. Then as root, run hdparm, prob'ly with at least the -c1 and -d1 switches, eg, hdparm -c1 -d1 /dev/hd* where * is the letter of the drive you want to test. This turns on 32bit and DMA. For many drives it's all that's needed. Then runhdparm -tT /dev/hd*Once you have found the optimum hdparm line, add it to the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local and then run it, eg, ./rc.local Be careful of enabling ata/66 (or /100). It will cause problems unless the HDD(s), the cable, and the motherboard/controller all together _properly_ support it. If you experience any problems, it's also the first thing to turn off. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] HDparm question
How do I use HDparm to optimize my HD settings? Hi, type "man hdparm" in the terminal and read it, it explins you how to use and the way to change hd settings. Thanks guys, Chris Kelly --- Men are from Earth Women are from Earth Deal with it...
Re: [newbie] HDparm question
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/272 abe "Kelly, Christopher" wrote: How do I use HDparm to optimize my HD settings? Thanks guys, Chris Kelly --- Men are from Earth Women are from Earth Deal with it...
