Re: No more automatic standby with new controller card
Malte Forkel schrieb:
> Hello list,
>
> after switching to a new controller card, the attached disk is not set
> into standby mode anymore as configured in /etc/hdparm.conf.
>
> I recently installed a Delock 89143 PCI Express to SATA II x2 and PATA
> Host Controller
> (http://www.delock.com/produkte/gruppen/pci-express/PCI_Express_Controller_Karte_2x_SATA_1x_IDE_89143.html?setLanguage=EN)
> that is based on a JMicron JMB363 chip. Currently, there is only a
> single IDE disk drive connected to the controller. That drive is a
> Samsung SP1614N.
>
> The PC is running Debian Etch with kernel 2.6.18 and hdparm 6.9. Due to
> an entry in /etc/hdparm.conf, the drive should go into standby after 5
> minutes of inactivity. That entry is 'hdparm -S 60 /dev/hde'. But
> unfortenately the drive stays idle/inactive.
>
> This setup worked flawlessly while the drive was connected to a Promise
> Ultra133 TX2. Since I replaced that controller by the Delock 89143, the
> drive does not automatically enter standby mode anymore. Instead, it
> stays in mode inactive/idle.
>
> Executing 'hdparm -y /dev/hde' by hand successfully puts the drive into
> standby mode.
>
> Any ideas what might be going on?
>
> Thanks, Malte
>
>
Just for the record: The new controller had assigned the disk to a
different device, /dev/hde instead of /dev/hdg. I updated various places
accordingly, but forgot about /etc/default/hddtemp. So the hddtemp
daemon prevented the disk from ever falling asleep. Stupid me. Lame
excuse: Why is the hddtemp configuration stored in /etc/default/hddtemp
instead of /etc/hddtemp.conf?
Malte
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