perhaps you have power saving features implemented in your bios so that linux might be unaware of them?
jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "will trillich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 1:30 PM Subject: ide1: reset: success > logcheck sends me these often -- > > Unusual System Events > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Mar 26 06:26:03 server kernel: hdd: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } > Mar 26 06:26:03 server kernel: ide1: reset: success > > this is a hard drive i reaped from a legacy windo~1 system; there > were some parameters used in w98 (or w95?) to have the drive > automaticall spin down to power-save mode, and this seems to be > the result. i'm sure linux can handle those kinds of features, > but apparently my setup isn't sleep-mode aware... > > is there some advanced hdparm i can throw in there to make the > kernel (or some daemon) know to look for sleep mode? if not > hdparm, maybe something else? > > -- > It is always hazardous to ask "Why?" in science, but it is often > interesting to do so just the same. > -- Isaac Asimov, 'The Genetic Code' > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://newbieDoc.sourceforge.net/ -- we need your brain! > http://www.dontUthink.com/ -- your brain needs us! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
