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HDD spin down not working - javier.iba - 14th Sep, 2013 06:49 AM
Hi,
I recently moved from alpha 5 to beta 1.1 and now, my HDD does not spin down (low power mode), never.
My device is Seagate 2TB Expansion Desktop (SRD00F2) with a Built-in Power Management system. It controls the HDD activity and spins down when idle, independantly of OS.
I post this thread after doing lots of tests, can anyone help me?
PS, sorry about my poor english
Thanks
RE: HDD spin down not working - namtih - 14th Sep, 2013 05:46 PM
Please try to add the parameter "nohdparm" to your cmdline.txt and reboot.
RE: HDD spin down not working - javier.iba - 14th Sep, 2013 08:43 PM
Thank you namtih.
That parameter was already included in cmdline.txt:
sdhci-bcm2708.sync_after_dma=0 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=tty1 root=LABEL=xbian-root-btrfs rootfsopts=subvol=root/@,noatime,compress=lzo,thread_pool=1,space_cache,autodefrag rootfstype=btrfs rootwait=10 smsc95xx.turbo_mode=N elevator=noop nohdparm splash logo.nologo quiet loglevel=0 noswap mod_scsi.scan=async
Do you think hdparm could be interfering in built-in power management system?
(I'm doing all the tests on a clean installation of Xbian beta 1.1)
RE: HDD spin down not working - namtih - 14th Sep, 2013 09:43 PM
Then I would try to remove the parameter from the cmdline.txt and see, if something changes. You can also check/edit the hdparm settings via the file "/etc/hdparm.conf" - especially the last lines.