[mythtv-users] USB Harddrives
Doug Young
goofdad at gmail.com
Mon Jul 21 18:48:37 UTC 2008
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually a myBook.
>
> Anyway i started googling power issues with the MyBook and sure enough
> there are reports of this happening all over. Apparently in Windows you
> load software the handles power management by turning it off and on when
> needed. In linux there is not software so the hardware just turnes itself
> off after so long of no activity.
>
I had similar problems with my Seagate Freeagent Pro. The solution I found
here:
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/DealWithAutoSpinDownOnSeagateFreeAgent
worked OK. I only had occasional spin down issues after setting
allow_restart to 1, but it still did happen.
Eventually I pulled the 750G drive out of the enclosure, put it in my new
desktop, and remote mounted it. I gave the enclosure to my sister, who put
a 350G drive in it to use under windows. We both ended up better for the
experience.
If there's no room in your current case, I'd suggest spending a minimal
amount to put together a second machine to serve as NAS. Rip the drive out
of the enclosure and go from there.
--
Doug
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