hd-idle not spinning down my Seagate HDD (USB)
Hi,
I have installed hd-idle. The config file is set as so - Code:
/etc/default/hd-idle The log does not write a file either. Any ideas? Thanks, Lee |
Many USB disks don't support power management. What does hdparm -I says about it?
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Hi,
It's an internal HDD placed in an USB enclosure. Code:
plex@Mini-PC:~$ sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdd |
Oh well, this one supports nothing at all. I am afraid if you want idle spin-down you have to find another enclosure, and that's not very easy because vendors tend not to advertise shortcomings of their products.
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When you use an internal HDD in a USB enclosure, you might need to tell the program you're using to use a different method to get/modify a function.
For example, smartctl -a might work fine on your internal HDD connected to a SATA port, but with a USB enclosure, you'll have to add the -d <type> flag to specify it's a USB device. I don't recall if hdparm has a similar option. hdparm does work on my WD Passport USB HDDs without needing to specify a device type though. |
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I'll do some more testing. Might just get another Dynamode. Thanks, Lee |
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Thanks, Lee |
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