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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE News => TCE 2.x => Topic started by: Jason W on July 09, 2009, 01:06:23 PM

Title: hdparm
Post by: Jason W on July 09, 2009, 01:06:23 PM

Hdparm, a utility to access and tune IDE/SATA drive features.

Code: [Select]

Title:          hdparm.tce
Description:    Utility to access/tune features of IDE/SATA drives.
Version:        9.15
Author:         Mark Lord
Original-site:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/
Copying-policy: BSD
Size: 39KB
Extension_by:   Jason W
Comments:       Warning: Use this extension wisely as careless
                           use of hdparm can be dangerous.
                                This extension is PPI compatible.
Example usage:
$ sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
will set DMA on for /dev/hda.
Change-log:     --------
Current: 2009/07/09 First version 9.15




Code: [Select]

Title:          hdparm.tcz
Description:    Utility to access/tune features of IDE/SATA drives.
Version:        9.15
Author:         Mark Lord
Original-site:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/
Copying-policy: BSD
Size: 41KB
Extension_by:   Jason W
Comments:       Warning: Use this extension wisely as careless
                           use of hdparm can be dangerous.
                                Example usage:
$ sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
will set DMA on for /dev/hda.
Change-log:     --------
Current: 2009/07/09 First version 9.15




Title: Re: hdparm
Post by: ^thehatsrule^ on July 10, 2009, 04:01:37 PM

sourforge? That's a new nickname :P

I thought (the newer versions of) this utility isn't restricted to IDE drives (unless it was configured that way...?)

Title: Re: hdparm
Post by: Jason W on July 10, 2009, 04:45:17 PM

LFS lists hdparm version 9.6 as being for ide/ata drives.  I can change it to IDE/ATA.

Title: Re: hdparm
Post by: ^thehatsrule^ on July 10, 2009, 05:11:26 PM

It includes scsi/libata - most likely the lfs page is not updated.

Here's the start of the manpage (unformatted):

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HDPARM 8 "April 2009" "Version 9.15"

NAME
hdparm - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters
SYNOPSIS
hdparm
[ flags ] [device] ..
DESCRIPTION
hdparm
provides a command line interface to various kernel interfaces
supported by the Linux SATA/PATA/SAS "libata" subsystem
and the older IDE driver subsystem.  Many newer (2008 and later)
USB drive enclosures now also support "SAT" (SCSI-ATA Command Translation)
and therefore may also work with hdparm.  Eg. recent WD "Passport" models
and recent NexStar-3 enclosures.
Some options may work correctly only with the latest kernels.
[...]

Title: Re: hdparm
Post by: Jason W on July 10, 2009, 05:33:11 PM

OK, I will update the info file.