On 03 Jul 2003, Shri Shrikumar wrote: > On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 23:37, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > > "Dan" == Dan Collis Puro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Dan> Anyway: What would be the most "Debian" way to turn on DMA > > Dan> (essentially run "hdparm -d1 /dev/hda") on boot? I could > > Dan> (probably) add something in /etc/rc2.d, but that just seems > > Dan> dirty. > > > > The commonly accepted "Debian way" seems to be > > > > # apt-get install hwtools > > # vi /etc/init.d/hwtools > > If you are doing custom kernels, I think that there is an option in > there as well. > > Shri >
I have a file: /etc/init.d/rc.local in which I put the above command plus other stuff I want started at boot. As far as I know this is a "Debian approved" method. There is a skeleton file in /etc/init.d/ which shows you how to write suitable files. AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
