Re: disable sleep mode hdd usb

[Markus <debianer@gmx.de>]

Camaleón wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:26:30 +0200, Tabano wrote:
>
> > I want disable the sleep mode in my external hdd usb forever when start
> > Debian.
>
> hdparm/sdparm may help. 
>
> But some manufacturers disallow this management on the user side.
>
> Greetings,
Put this line:

hdparm -B 255 /dev/sdX

in your /etc/rc.local file where X is the corresponding letter for your 
usb hdd.
For getting this to work, your usb hdd has to be pluged in the usb-port 
during boot up.
And you have to ensure that it always has the same "X".