On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 07:59:57AM +0000, Chris Howells wrote: > > Generally you need to be root to use hdparm. > > I am root! I wouldn't imagine it working it with a non-priveleged user. > > There seems to be a gerneral problem with hdparm not being happy under > the 2.4 kernel -- if I boot 2.2.18 again it works fine.
what chipset? some (VIA) have been blacklisted in the kernel since they are too buggy (or the kernel driver is too buggy) -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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