[RESOLVED] auto turn off hard drive

[moonman]

laptom-mode-tools can use sdparm if you configure it properly. Look through the config file, specifically change this
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '#
# If this is enabled, laptop mode tools will assume that SCSI drives are
# really SATA drives that only _look_ like SCSI drives, and will use hdparm
# to control them. Set this to 0 if you have /dev/sd devices and you want
# laptop mode tools to use the "sdparm" command to control them.
#
ASSUME_SCSI_IS_SATA=1
')

to

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'ASSUME_SCSI_IS_SATA=0')

and

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_AC=0')

to

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_AC=1')

Only use this if hdparm doesn't work. It didn't for me, so I used sdparm.
Try
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'hdparm -y /dev/sda')
Does your hdd spin down immediately?

[ldi9999]

I kept everything in laptop-mode.conf default except turning on it on both AC & battery. I assume that means it uses HDPARM to spin down hard drive. I'll try to use SDPARM as you suggested to see if there will be any difference. I had no problem to spin down the drive. Just the drive would be spinned up by itself very quick.

[moonman]

i suppose you put laptop-tools in daemons in rc.conf and rebooted?

[ldi9999]

Yes I did. Otherwise the drive would not be spin down. Like a said, there is no problem on spin down drive as scheduled. Just the drive spins up by itself after a few seconds.

[moonman]

I suppose the only way out for you would putting some system components or the whole system onto a USB low power device

[ldi9999]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('moonman', 'I') suppose the only way out for you would putting some system components or the whole system onto a USB low power device

[moonman]

Are you sure it won't boot from USB? I think all you have to do is label the boot partition `rootfs`. Label the sata (old) boot partition something else. Devs, correct me if I am wrong, but I think it is the way it works.

[ronson]

Hi there!

For me it is working!
I have the System installed on a USB Flash Drive and I have also a Sata Drive hooked to the left SATA Port. I have even a partition called "rootfs" on the SATA Drive with no content in it and the GoFlex Net is booting propperly!

I am using this solution to be able to mirror the system from the Flash-Drive onto the rootfs-partition of the SATA Drive so in case of System Failure I am able to boot the mirrored system directly from the SATA Drive.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ldi9999', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('moonman', 'I') suppose the only way out for you would putting some system components or the whole system onto a USB low power device

[bz31]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ldi9999', 'Y')es I did. Otherwise the drive would not be spin down. Like a said, there is no problem on spin down drive as scheduled. Just the drive spins up by itself after a few seconds.