On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 07:17, Michael Halcrow wrote: > On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 22:02, Matt Pittard wrote: > > Ok--I've successfully found the /etc/modules.conf file and have opened > > it with gedit under root. I'm just a little curious--do I add both the > > lines to the existing file or just the first and then type the second in > > a terminal window? > > /etc/modules.conf contains parameters for loading modules. You do not > place shell commands there. Thus, you might include ``options ide-cd ok--I did that, the /etc/modules.conf file now has "options ide-cd dma=1" typed in at the end. > dma=1'' in modules.conf, since that is a module parameter. On the other > hand, ``hdparm'' is a command that is to be executed from the shell. I tried to run the hdparm function from the terminal window and it told me that it wasn't found--it gave me this error:
bash: hdparm: command not found So, I used apt-get install hdparm and I was told I already had the program installed. You > would put that in a startup script. I don't know about RedHat, but a > startup script in Debian can be created in ``/etc/rc.boot''; the > filename should not have a ``.'' in it, or it will not be executed. You > might create a file named ``turnondvddma'' that has executable > permissions in that directory, and include the lines ``#!/bin/sh'' and > ``hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdc'', if ``hdc'' is the block device for your I looked in the /dev directory and there are a ton of hd* files/programs in it...suggestions? > DVD-ROM. Of course, you can always test it by simply running ``hdparm'' > from the terminal window beforehand and then playing a DVD to see if it > works, and then you can create the script to make your change permanent. > You can determine which block device is your DVD-ROM by cat'ing > ``/proc/ide/hdc/model'' and ``/proc/ide/hdd/model'' respectively > (querying the kernel), and seeing what the output is. For my system, I > get: > > # cat /proc/ide/hdc/model > CD-W54E > # cat /proc/ide/hdd/model > MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8586 > > Which indicates that ``hdc'' is my CD-RW drive and ``hdd'' is my DVD-ROM > drive. Piece of cake, no? > > Mike > -- > ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ > Michael Halcrow | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Research Assistant, Network Security Lab | Dept. of Comp. Science > | Brigham Young University > Nothing is ever a total loss; it can | > always serve as a bad example. | > ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ > GnuPG Keyprint: 05B5 08A8 713A 64C1 D35D 2371 2D3C FDDA 3EB6 601D ______________________________________ Inflex Virus Scanner - installed on mailserver for domain @et.byu.edu Queries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
