On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 03:30:02PM -0600, Jason Pepas wrote: > perhaps you have power saving features implemented in your bios so that > linux might be unaware of them?
what's the method for upgrading that sort of thing? package name, args, rtfm, etc..? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "will trillich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 1:30 PM > Subject: ide1: reset: success > > > > logcheck sends me these often -- > > > > Unusual System Events > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Mar 26 06:26:03 server kernel: hdd: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } > > Mar 26 06:26:03 server kernel: ide1: reset: success > > > > this is a hard drive i reaped from a legacy windo~1 system; there > > were some parameters used in w98 (or w95?) to have the drive > > automaticall spin down to power-save mode, and this seems to be > > the result. i'm sure linux can handle those kinds of features, > > but apparently my setup isn't sleep-mode aware... > > > > is there some advanced hdparm i can throw in there to make the > > kernel (or some daemon) know to look for sleep mode? if not > > hdparm, maybe something else? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://newbieDoc.sourceforge.net/ -- we need your brain! http://www.dontUthink.com/ -- your brain needs us!