Re: hdparm startup

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "Nyc0n" == nyc0njunkmail  <Nyc0n> writes:

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    Nyc0n> Once you get hdparm working the way you want it to with
    Nyc0n> your drives what is the best way to make it start up at
    Nyc0n> boot? Put something in the /etc/rc.S file and make it
    Nyc0n> executable? Can someone post a script they have written so
    Nyc0n> I can see what it looks like etc?:p>

apt-get install hwtools
$EDITOR /etc/init.d/hwtools

It is pretty clear where you can turn on DMA etc with hdparm when you
look at the file.

Happy computing.

Cheers!
Shyamal