<WWW>I keep getting the following error when trying to change my CDROM
<WWW>motor spindown timer. Any ideas what could be causing it?
<WWW>Kernel bug? Shitty hardware? My guess is that it is the latter.
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<WWW>3 capslock:/stuff/hdparm-3.3# hdparm -S 0 /dev/hdd
Well my friend it seems that your saying spin down every 0 seconds after
inactivity.
Uh...try 2 or 3...
I would not doubt your hardware not liking zero seconds.
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<WWW>/dev/hdd:
<WWW> setting standby to 0 (off)
<WWW>hdd: drive_cmd: status=0x51
<WWW>hdd: drive_cmd: error=0x04
<WWW> HDIO_DRIVE_CMD failed: Input/output error
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<WWW>Here is my drive's specs as given by hdparm
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<WWW>3 capslock:/stuff/hdparm-3.3# hdparm -i /dev/hdd
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<WWW>/dev/hdd:
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<WWW> Model=TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5302TA, FwRev=2095, SerialNo=55000347
<WWW> Config={ SpinMotCtl Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
<WWW> RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
<WWW> BuffType=0(?), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=0
<WWW> DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=no
<WWW> (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
<WWW> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:180}, PIO modes: mode3
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<WWW>What is SpinMotCtl?
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<WWW>System/Network Administrator - John Howard Society, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
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