(More about) IDE powersaving
Hi Everyone,
Quoted 4 lines · (the hdparm maintainer) who
Yes, I agree: the IDE driver should automatically attempt a "device reset" at some point when trying to communicate with a drive that is not responding (eg. due to "hdparm -Y" or whatever).
Is this a known issue with some interface/drive combinations? I can only reproduce it with a Maxtor disk on a PIIX3 interface. After being put to sleep, the disk never responds until it is manually reset with hdparm -w.
I know you can achieve a similar effect by putting the disk in to standby, but putting it to sleep will reduce energy consumption, (by a tiny amount).
John.