[mythtv-users] Spin down drives

[Jos Hoekstra]

Op 18-9-2011 0:39, Josu Lazkano schreef:
> 2011/9/17 Jos Hoekstra<joshoekstra at gmx.net>:
>> Op 17-9-2011 21:08, Josu Lazkano schreef:
>>> 2011/8/9 John Drescher<drescherjm at gmail.com>:
>>>>> Is possible to emulate on Windows or Linux machine?
>>>>>
>>>> Most likely not. Since neither of these will allow direct access to
>>>> the hardware.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>> Hello, I just buy an other drive, is the same as the other, is USB
>>> boxed, so I have double problem, xD.
>>>
>>> I try the instruction on this page:
>>> http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=20907
>>>
>>> I burn the CD with wdidle3.exe on, but when I execute I got this (the
>>> drive is attached (USB):
>>>
>>> C:\ISOLINUX>wdidle3.exe
>>> WDIDLE Version 1.03
>>> Copyright (C)...
>>> Configure Idle3.
>>> Model: HTS54...
>>> Serial: MPB4P...
>>> This is not a WD disk drive.
>>>
>>> My drive is this:
>>>
>>> Model Number:       WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
>>> Serial Number:      WD-WCA.........
>>> Firmware Revision:  51.0AB51
>>> Transport:          Serial, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev
>>> 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6
>>>
>>> How could I execute it?
>>>
>>> Thanks and best regards.
>>>
>> If you run the program it must be connected via a controller in
>> IDE-mode, it doesn't work with AHCI or RAID-mode. It also doesn't like
>> USB convertors used in USB -enclosures....
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> Thanks Jos, I try it with the internal one. I boot with LiveCD and I enter this:
>
> C:\ISOLINUX>wdidle3.exe /D
> WDIDLE3 Ver...
> Copyrig...
> Configure idle3.
> Model: WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
> Serial: WD-WMAZ********
> Idle3 Timer is enabled and set to 3720 seconds (62.0 minutes).
>
> It looks well, I start again my Debian boot, but it has no get in standby:
>
> # hdparm -C /dev/sdb
>
> /dev/sdb:
>   drive state is:  active/idle
> # hdparm -S 1 /dev/sdb
>
> /dev/sdb:
>   setting standby to 1 (5 seconds)
>
> (wait 10 seconds)
>
> # hdparm -C /dev/sdb
>
> /dev/sdb:
>   drive state is:  active/idle
>
> Sorry for my newby questions, I reading lots of web, but it doesn't work.
>
> Thanks for all.
>
> Regards.
Like Mark Lord said, WDC uses it's own set, it ignores a couple of 
commands like this one it seems.
I got the same thing, but since I use my main backend as 
file/media/music/plexserver as well, I don't really care.

Regards,

Jos