@Bob Harvey: Maybe the syntax of your script is wrong: a missing space. Your script is: /dev/sda{
This should be: /dev/sda { Does adding the space help? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568120 Title: [Lucid] hdparm.conf change doesn't have effect -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs