bobertuk wrote: > hdparm parameters aren't sticky' so are lost at hard and soft resets. So > to always force HDD into standby... > > pacman -S cron > pacman -S hdparm > > Use 'crontab -e' to edit the cron config file > > You will need to be familiar with Unix 'vi' or 'nano' to edit the file - > it's a bit quirky > > Add the line > @reboot /usr/bin/hdparm -B127 -S240 /dev/sda1 > > OR > > Edit the file directly... > /var/spool/cron/root > > You may need to create the file 'root' it first and past in the > following... > > # Edit with "crontab" for proper functionality, "man 5 crontab" for > formatting > # > # mm hh DD MM W /path/progam [--option]... ( W = weekday: 0-6 > [Sun=0] ) > # > @reboot /usr/bin/hdparm -B127 -S240 /dev/sda1 > > > Then reboot Wandboard. > > -B127 sets APM to allow HDD TO go into standby > -S249 sets timeout of 20 minutes > /dev/sda1 is the hard drive > > Use 'man hdparm' and 'man cron' for details of usage. Be careful if you > change the numeric parameters - they aren't all as obvious as it may > seem. > > Hope that helps. > > Bob
Hi Bob, Many thanks for your very useful notes. I will give it a go in the weekend. Thanks again! Primary system: Squeezebox Touch/Wandboard Quad with CSOS F19 R8, iPengHD/Squeezepad on iPad3, Rega DAC, Virtue Audio One, Cambridge Audio Azur 640C V2, Mission M34i. Secondary system: Wandboard Dual with SoA, Orange Squeeze on Nexus 7, Little Doc DAC I, Little Dot III, AKG K 702. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ albertone74's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101624 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
