Volker a écrit :
jdd 05.01.2008 22:24:
I have an USB drive (hard drive), but it is always spinning. Is it possible to make it stop when unused?
thanks jdd
You can try sg_start -stop /dev/sdx
This works at least for one of my usb-drives (teac i think)
....Volker
not for this one, alas sg_start -s -v /dev/sdb Start stop unit command: 1b 00 00 00 01 00 and nothing happen anyway it could be of good practice to send this command to any usb drive at shutdown. My problem is the following: Drives use hudge current intensity and are better connected on an powered USB hub. But when I shut down the computer the drive is still powered by the usb unit and spin all the night, and if I shutdown the power plug, I often forget to power it on when using my laptop and after 2 hours it stops working :-)). If I'm not there it shut down again that's a lap top problem, of course :-) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org