External hd power off problem

[christos sofis]

2008/4/1 Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:43:01 +0300, "christos sofis" <cris.sawfish at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > 2008/4/1 Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>:
>  >> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:43:56 +0300, "christos sofis" <cris.sawfish at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >>  >>  Το «hdparm» σε «reporting only mode» τι σου λέει για το δίσκο σου;
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Auto...
>  >>  >
>  >>  > /dev/sda:
>  >>  >  HDIO_GET_32BIT failed: Invalid argument
>  >>  >  HDIO_GET_UNMASKINTR failed: Invalid argument
>  >>  >  HDIO_GET_DMA failed: Invalid argument
>  >>  >  HDIO_GET_KEEPSETTINGS failed: Invalid argument
>  >>  >  readonly      =  0 (off)
>  >>  >  readahead     = 256 (on)
>  >>  >  geometry      = 24321/255/63, sectors = 390721968, start = 0
>  >>
>  >>  Ξέχασες να μας δείξεις *ΑΚΡΙΒΩΣ* την εντολή που έτρεξες, π.χ.:
>  >>
>  >>  # hdparm -I /dev/sda
>  >
>  > H entoli poy edwsa itan
>  > # hdparm /dev/sda
>  >
>  > kai evgale ta parapanw...
>  > An kanw ayto poy les tote exoyme kai leme..
>  >
>  > # hdparm -l /dev/sda
>  > /dev/sda:
>  >  HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Invalid argument
>
>  Αυτό που έγραψα εγώ είχε κεφαλαίο 'i' όχι lowercase 'L' :(
>
>
>  > An voithaei xrisimopoihsa kai to sdparm to opoio epistrefei
>  > mpolika errors...
>  >
>  > Na to ektenes apotelesma tis entolis
>  >
>  > # sdparm --flexible /dev/sda
>  >     /dev/sda: Initio  WD2000JB-00REA0   2.59
>
>  Τι βλέπεις με `sdparm --inquiry -ll /dev/sda';
>
>  Το -ll είναι δύο lowercase 'L' συνεχόμενα.
>
>

# sdparm --inquiry -ll /dev/sda
   /dev/sda: Initio  WD2000JB-00REA0   2.59
malformed VPD response, VPD pages probably not supported


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