hdparm just isn't in your path. Try /sbin/hdparm instead of just hdparm. -Glen On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 19:59, Matt Pittard wrote: > 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
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