On 24/06/07, Jon Grosshart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/23/07, Nick Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> hi guys. Intel's PowerTOP utility suggested this:
>
> Disable 'hal' from polling your cdrom with: hal-stop-polling /dev/scd0
> 'hal' is the component that auto-opens a file browser when you plug in
> a CD but disables SATA power saving from kicking in.
>
> so i googled around to figure out how to do this, as the command
> "hal-stop-polling" doesn't exist in Debian Etch. i came across this
> page, which describes how to achieve what PowerTOP suggests (under the
> "cd-rom" heading):
> http://wiki.teuwen.org/LaptopHp
>
> so i made the changes to this file:
> /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/20-storage-methods.fdi
> and restarted dbus:
> /etc/init.d/dbus restart
>
> however, the storage.media_check_enabled property for my cd-rom is
> still set to true. does anyone have any suggestions for how to fix
> this?
>
> i've attached my " 20-storage-methods.fdi" file if that's any help.
> cheers,
> Nick
I ran that command awhile back. The one powertop suggests. It wrote the
attached file to:
/etc/hal/fdi/information/media-check-disable-storage_model_DVDRW_GWA4080MA.fdi
See attached file for contents. It's just a generic xml file. I'm assuming
you can just modify my drive name with yours and then place it in the
appropriate place and then restart hal.
hi Jon. you were able to run the command ``hal-stop-polling'' ? which
package does that command belong to? i'm using Debian Etch and can't find it
with ``apt-file search''.
thanks for attaching that file. i'll give it a shot and let you know how it
goes.
-Nick
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