Begin3 Title: hdparm - get/set hard disk parameters Version: 3.3 Entered-date: 28FEB97 Description: Shell utility to access/tune ioctl features of the linux hard disk and (E)IDE drivers for kernel 1.3.61+. Primary use is for enabling irq-unmasking and IDE multiplemode. v3.3 add -C, -y, -Y flags for power management v3.2 flush buffer cache after -t or -T v3.1 add support for "-p[6789]" v3.0 move cache timings to new -T option v2.9 update author's email addr; document -I option v2.8 some fixes; removed "Estimating raw driver speed" from -t v2.7 fixed "hdparm -c" (broke in 2.6); fixed .lsm file v2.6 added "-p" flag to set IDE interface chipset PIO modes v2.5 cosmetic fixes, manpage clarifications v2.4 added support for -d (DMA) flag v2.3 added runtime flags for 32-bit mode; fixed -t for SCSI. v2.0 adds zillions of features for the new (E)IDE driver Keywords: ide eide ata ata2 performance kernel cd cdrom disk device driver Author: mlord@pobox.com (Mark Lord) Maintained-by: mlord@pobox.com (Mark Lord) Primary-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/system/Misc 14kB hdparm-3.3.tar.gz 1kB hdparm.lsm Alternate-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/kernel/patches/diskdrives Alternate-site: tsx-11.mit.edu /pub/linux/sources/sbin Copying-policy: Freely distributable/useable, (c) Mark Lord End