On Thu, Jul 07 2005, Clemens Koller wrote: > Hello, > > Just for the records.... > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ./headpark /dev/hda > head not parked 4c > ----- > > HDD is a desktop Maxtor Diamond MaxPlus 9 120GB > on a Promise Ultra133 TX2 IDE Controller. > > Well, sure, it's not a notebook HDD, but maybe it's possible > to give headpark a more generic way to get the heads parked?
This _is_ the generic way, if your drive doesn't support it you are out of luck. > Are the commands different per HDD model / manufacturer? > Then we might need some information to send the proper > commands to the different types?! Each drive may have a vendor unique way of parking the head. But for non-laptop drives, I would highly doubt it. > And if there is no headpark command, might it be valuable to send > the HDD a shutdown instead? That would be the solution. > PS: > I'm working on an embedded PowerPC (MPC8540) system which > will be turned into a high-resolution portable camera in > the future (with acceleration sensors for the right image > orientation). Therefore it will likely be another candidate > for a Drop'n'Park or Drop'n'Stop (tm) feature as are planning > to put a 2.5" notebook HDD into the cam, too. Just make sure to choose a suitable laptop drive, then. -- Jens Axboe - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
