Package: hdparm
Version: 9.43-1.1
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
After attempting to persist some hdparm setttings using the hdparm.conf file I
noticed
that (none of) the settings were being applied at boot.
each boot resulted in the following in /var/log/sysconfig:
Jan 17 19:39:21 debian hdparm[206]: Setting parameters of disc:
/dev/sda failed!
Jan 17 19:39:21 debian hdparm[206]: /dev/sdb failed!
Jan 17 19:39:21 debian hdparm[206]: /dev/sdc failed!
Jan 17 19:39:21 debian hdparm[206]: /dev/sdd failed!
The alterations to my hdparm.conf file were:
mult_sect_io = 16
and a block at the end of the file:
/dev/sda {
write_cache = on
}
/dev/sdb {
write_cache = on
}
/dev/sdc {
write_cache = on
}
/dev/sdd {
write_cache = on
}
I *can* set these options manually:
# hdparm -m16 --yes-i-know-what-i-am-doing /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
setting multcount to 16
multcount = 16 (on)
# hdparm -W1 /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
setting drive write-caching to 1 (on)
write-caching = 1 (on)
If I remove the "mult_sect_io = 16" option from the hdparm.conf file,
(and leave the block dealing with the write_cache) then the settings are
applied correctly when the machine boots and I get the expected confirmation
of this in /var/log/sysconfig, e.g.:
Jan 17 20:30:20 debian hdparm[207]: Setting parameters of disc:
/dev/sda.
Jan 17 20:30:20 debian hdparm[207]: /dev/sdb.
Jan 17 20:30:20 debian hdparm[207]: /dev/sdc.
Jan 17 20:30:20 debian hdparm[207]: /dev/sdd.
I *suspect* that the problem relates to the fact that you can't use the -m
option
on the command line without the --yes-i-know-what-i-am-doing switch, (this is
just a guess but I can't see any sign of this switch in the init script, there
is also no mention of needing this switch in the man page.)
Regards,
Craig
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
APT prefers testing-updates
APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages hdparm depends on:
ii libc6 2.19-13
ii lsb-base 4.1+Debian13+nmu1
Versions of packages hdparm recommends:
ii powermgmt-base 1.31+nmu1
Versions of packages hdparm suggests:
pn apmd <none>
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/hdparm.conf changed [not included]
-- no debconf information
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