Yuri Gorshkov wrote: > [KS] wrote: > > >>>I have an external USB HDD which I use only for backups. Although the >>>disk spins down itself after about half an hour or more ( I checked for >>>half an hour last time and it was still spinning). I had installed >>>sdparm earlier but I couldn't spin it down using it. Is there any way >>>using sdparm or an other utility to spin down the hard disk? > > Try using hdparm then, it should work... Well, I'm not entirely sure > about power-management in USB storage devices, any feedback is welcome. >
No hdparm does not work for it. Issuing command to spin down after 3 minutes gives the following: /dev/sda: setting standby to 36 (3 minutes) HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(setidle1) failed: Invalid argument I had also tried sdparm earlier which didn't help either! /KS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
