Re: hdparm init.d script?

2005-05-14 Thread Thomas Chadwick
From: Marc Wilson To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: hdparm init.d script? Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 22:20:58 -0700 On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 04:38:01PM -0400, Thomas Chadwick wrote: > Is there an /etc/init.d/hdparm script out there somewhere that I should > be using? Apparently the o

hdparm init.d script?

2005-05-13 Thread Thomas Chadwick
I recently discovered that I can greatly improve my harddrive performance by customizing a few settings using hdparm on the command-line. I'd like to make the changes permanent, but I'm not sure where to do that. Is there an /etc/init.d/hdparm script out there somewhere that I should be using?

Re: Trouble with LILO...

2005-05-13 Thread Thomas Chadwick
From: Marty To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Trouble with LILO... Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 14:47:28 -0400 Thomas Chadwick wrote: [snip] I've run into this problem (bug?) many times, and the only consistent work around I've found is to temporarily disconnect drives othe

Trouble with LILO...

2005-05-13 Thread Thomas Chadwick
I have kind of a unique situation, and googling for help hasn't really turned up anything that's applicable, so I'm turning to the mailing list for some help. Here's the run-down: Installed Debian (Woody stable) on a fairly old computer. I wanted to use a huge (120GB) harddrive, but the BIOS