re: (20 minute IDE sleep)
mark (mlord@bnr.ca)
Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:56:00 -0400
>You can get surprises if you do (like I did):
> my primary linux disk is 1 disk
> my swap disk is another disk
> I have EIDE and sleep after 20 minutes...
>marty
>leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com
>Member of the League for Programming Freedom
If your drive is a Seagate (very likely), then use "hdparm -Z"
to disable the unsocial behaviour.
-ml