[mythtv-users] Using HDParm to Spindown Hard Drives

[Mitch Gore]

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Scott Kidder <kidder.scott at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've recently been using 'hdparm' to configure my hard-drives to spin-down
> after 5 minutes of idle time.  This works well and is handled automatically
> after adding the 'hdparm' calls to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local script.  Live TV
> is recorded to my primary boot drive which will not spin down, and all other
> recordings are saved to two larger drives that may spindown after
> inactivity.  My goal is to save power, reduce noise, and reduce wear on the
> drives; you know, the usual.
>
> So, my question is: does the delay in spinning the drives up to record a
> program cause any portion of the program to be lost?  I know that I might be
> able to check by looking at the duration of the recorded files, but I
> figured I might ask here first.  Is the content buffered before being
> written to file?  If so, how large is the buffer (or, how long are the
> drives permitted to spin up)?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --
> Scott Kidder
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I have been doing this same thing for a while and have not noticed any
missed portions of recordings.

Mitchell