You have to use this as root... So make sure you're root when you try to run this. Aside from that, make sure the hdparm package is installed. Mandrake 9.0 doesn't install it by default.
Afterwards, the command is: Hdparm -Tt /dev/hda (or whatever your hard drive is) --Alexander > -----Original Message----- > From: Guilherme Cirne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] hdparm? > > > On Wednesday 27 November 2002 18:26, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I tried to remember how to use hdparm to examine drive settings. I > > opened a root console, then typed hdparm - command not > found. I tried > > man hdparm - no manual entry for hdparm. > > > > Am I finally, totally over the top? If that wasn't the > command, what > > was? > > > > Anne > > Just checked it here and the same is happening to me. Anybody know a > solution? > > -- > Guilherme Cirne > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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