http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=114738577123893&w=2
Is this problem still unsolved to this date?? Pau Amaro-Seoane wrote: > I don't want any Standby mode... but in any case here the main and > only question is > > "Why the $%&!! is X parking/ activating the hard drive when I switch > off the lid?" > > I guess the only answer is this one, indeed > > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=114738577123893&w=2 > > > 2008/2/27, Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> From man (8) atactl: >> >> apmset power-management-level >> Enables and sets the advanced power management level to the re- >> quested level on the specified device (if supported). Device >> performance may increase with increasing power management >> levels >> at the cost of potentially requiring more power. Values up to >> and including 126 allow the device to go into standby mode and >> spin-down the disk. This may cause disk time-outs and is >> there- >> fore not recommended. These values are more suitable optimiza- >> tion for low power usage on infrequently used devices. Values >> 127 up to and including 253 do not allow the device to go to >> standby mode and are more suitable for optimization for perfor- >> mance. Support for advanced power management is indicated by >> the device with `Advanced Power Management feature set' in the >> output of the identify command. >> >> >> So it would appear that it just reduces wd0's need for electricity. >> >> Have you tried something else, like "atactl /dev/wd0c setstandby ###"? >> I just put an old dell latitude D600 hard drive into standby by using >> "atactl /dev/wd0c apmset 200" >> >> It appears to come back on when I use the command-line, and I get a >> device timeout error when it spins back up... funny enough, it also >> appears to come out of standby mode when I run "atactl /dev/wd0c >> checkpower"... I get one "current power status: Standby mode", it >> pauses a second, I get the soft error message in the console window, >> then it comes back to "active mode"... >> >> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Pau Amaro-Seoane >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >> > >> > I am having a small trouble... I attached an external monitor to my >> > thinkpad T41; when I do this, I switch off the laptop lid by pressing >> > fn+f3, in the hope that its life will be longer (and to spare a bit of >> > energy) and there's a clear correlation between doing it and hearing >> > the hard drive parking and spinning again in intervals of some >> > seconds... I tried to set it to atactl wd0 apmset 253 but this didn't >> > help. >> > >> > atactl wd0 checkpower yields Standby mode / Active mode alternatively >> > every some seconds or so. >> > >> > Some output >> > >> > spree(pb)| sudo atactl /dev/wd0c identify >> > Model: SAMSUNG HM121HC, Rev: LS100-10, Serial #: S12SJD0P910425 >> > Device type: ATA, fixed >> > Cylinders: 16383, heads: 16, sec/track: 63, total sectors: 234441648 >> > Device capabilities: >> > ATA standby timer values >> > IORDY operation >> > IORDY disabling >> > Device supports the following standards: >> > ATA-1 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4 ATA-5 ATA-6 ATA-7 ATA-8 >> > Master password revision code 0xfffe >> > Device supports the following command sets: >> > NOP command >> > READ BUFFER command >> > WRITE BUFFER command >> > Host Protected Area feature set >> > Read look-ahead >> > Write cache >> > Power Management feature set >> > Security Mode feature set >> > SMART feature set >> > Flush Cache Ext command >> > Flush Cache command >> > Device Configuration Overlay feature set >> > 48bit address feature set >> > Automatic Acoustic Management feature set >> > Set Max security extension commands >> > Advanced Power Management feature set >> > DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command >> > IDLE IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD FEATURE >> > SMART self-test >> > SMART error logging >> > Device has enabled the following command sets/features: >> > NOP command >> > READ BUFFER command >> > WRITE BUFFER command >> > Host Protected Area feature set >> > Read look-ahead >> > Write cache >> > Power Management feature set >> > SMART feature set >> > Flush Cache Ext command >> > Flush Cache command >> > Device Configuration Overlay feature set >> > 48bit address feature set >> > Automatic Acoustic Management feature set >> > Advanced Power Management feature set >> > DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command >> > >> > ------------- >> > >> > With lid SWITCHED OFF: >> > ====================== >> > >> > spree(pb)| while true; do ; sudo atactl wd0 checkpower ; date >> '+%Hh%mmin%Ssec' >> > ; sleep 5 ; done >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min53sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min58sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min03sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min08sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min13sec >> > Current power status: Standby mode >> > 18h02min18sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min23sec >> > Current power status: Standby mode >> > 18h02min28sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min34sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min39sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min44sec >> > Current power status: Standby mode >> > 18h02min49sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min54sec >> > Current power status: Standby mode >> > 18h02min59sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min04sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min09sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min14sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min19sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min24sec >> > Current power status: Standby mode >> > 18h02min31sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min36sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min41sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min46sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min51sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min56sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min01sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min06sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min11sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min16sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min21sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min26sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min31sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min36sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min41sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min46sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min51sec >> > Current power status: Standby mode >> > >> > With lid SWITCHED ON: >> > ====================== >> > >> > spree(pb)| while true; do ; sudo atactl wd0 checkpower ; date >> > '+%Hh%mmin%Ssec' ; sleep 5 ; done >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min11sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min16sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min21sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min26sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min31sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min36sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min41sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min46sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min51sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min56sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min01sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min06sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min11sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min16sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min21sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min26sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min31sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min36sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min41sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min46sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min51sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min56sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min01sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min06sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min11sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min16sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min21sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min26sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min31sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min36sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min41sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min46sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min51sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min56sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min01sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min06sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min11sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min16sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min21sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min26sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min31sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min36sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min41sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min46sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min52sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min57sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min02sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min07sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min12sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min17sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min22sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min27sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > 18h02min32sec >> > Current power status: Active mode >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Any hint? Is this normal? >> > >> > >> > Why don't you write X from scratch? "ObsdX" (just talking in jest, of >> > course, but it'd be great) >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Pau
