Package: hdparm Version: 5.8-1 Severity: critical The command hdparm -W 0 /dev/hda does not disable write caching on my hard disk. There is no error message, but a subsequent hdparm -I /dev/hda reports that write caching is still enabled.
This was working correctly in version 4.5-1.2 (stable) and is failing in version 5.8-1 (testing). This bug is serious because journalled file systems such as ext3 can only guarantee no data loss/corruption if the hardware write caching is turned off. So I have marked this bug as "critical". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
