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Re: disable sleep mode hdd usb



On Tuesday 17 August 2010 09:16:51 Markus wrote:
> 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".

Does hdparm understand uuid's ?  

The original poster doesn't mention the verson of Debian, Squeeze uses uuid's, 
and if you are using external usb devices, uuid's are a great  way to make 
sure the same file system gets mounted  appropriately each time.

-- 
Peace,

Greg


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