Public bug reported: I am trying to accomplish a simple task such as activating write cache at boot time (yes, I have ups and apcupsd) and adjusting apm/aam values. I used to do this in about 10 seconds in debian by editing /etc/default/hdparm and manually adding the drives in a single line then the parameters in a second line.
Trying to do this in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server suddenly turned into an adventure game and here I am after half an hour wasting my time on missing/contradicting information in manual pages, /usr/share/doc/hdparm/, http://www.ubun2.com/search/node/hdparm, help.ubuntu.com, Your search - site:help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide hdparm - did not match any documents. running udevadm trigger like suggested here does nothing. neither at reboot. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hdparm/+bug/595138 WHAT THE FUCK IS THE PROPER WAY TO PUT MY FUCKING "-M 254 -B 254 -W1" parameters to all my disks? and please don't tell me i have to write a /dev/sda { shit } stanza for EVERY DAMN FUCKING DRIVE in /etc/hdparm.conf: root@mailhost:~# egrep -v '^#|^ *$' /etc/hdparm.conf quiet apm = 255 write_cache = on acoustic_management /dev/sda { apm = 255 write_cache = on } root@mailhost:~# hdparm -i /dev/sda|grep -i cache AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=disabled "#Samples follow: #First three are good for devfs systems, fourth one for systems that do #not use devfs. The fifth example uses straight hdparm command line #syntax. Any of the blocks that use command line syntax must begin with #the keyword 'command_line', and no attempt is made to validate syntax. " guess what, there's no fucking fifth example!!! please tell me I am just stupid and not reading documentation and kindly point me to some deep hidden path to the proper hdparm documentation that I am missing. I really prefer me to be stupid on the internets instead of this hdparm being completely fucked. ** Affects: hdparm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084328 Title: package unusable, documentation confusing/missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hdparm/+bug/1084328/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
