Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:05:42 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= <sos@FreeBSD.org> To: mclone@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [atacontrol detach] drive platters won't stop Message-ID: <449F0959-6D8D-41AE-8D3E-D8024BE26C0C@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <451cb3010509081755119ba263@mail.gmail.com> References: <451cb3010509081755119ba263@mail.gmail.com>
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On 09/09/2005, at 2:55, McLone wrote: > I'd like to not "halt -p" when changing HDDs on > regular IDE controllers. In 5.x times i used > >> atacontrol detach 1 >> > and i heard the sounds of stopping/parking HDD. > Now, in betas of 6, atacontrol (which uses not number > but ataN) detaches drive OK, but platters keep spinning Yes, that particular behavior has not been implemented on ATA mkIII yet. > Unplugging such a drive is bad for its health, i suppose. Well, if you unplug a drive that hasn't had its supply and data rails =20= cut by a decent enclosure made for this, you risk frying the =20 electronics on the drive no matter if it spins or not. > Another complain: i didn't change a thing in BIOS setup > (old i815), but now inactive drives keep spinnin' forever, > they just won't sleep. sysutils/ataidle is "broken" too :-( The ABI changed so you need updated tools.. -S=F8ren
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