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[CrasHBoneS]

date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:32:48, disk: sdb, running: 60, stopped: 30
date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:39:08, disk: sdb, running: 67, stopped: 313
date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:51:39, disk: sdb, running: 91, stopped: 660
date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:57:40, disk: sdb, running: 97, stopped: 264

[CrasHBoneS]

every time I browse HDD something is logged

 

date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:32:48, disk: sdb, running: 60, stopped: 30
date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:39:08, disk: sdb, running: 67, stopped: 313
date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:51:39, disk: sdb, running: 91, stopped: 660
date: 2013-04-04, time: 14:57:40, disk: sdb, running: 97, stopped: 264
date: 2013-04-04, time: 15:10:18, disk: sdb, running: 68, stopped: 690

[ims]

strange, log display, that disk was sleeped.

[CrasHBoneS]

Update

Flashed the image and installed only updates

No picon, no more plugin, no EPG

I set up stand-by time to "30 seconds"

Not every 30 seconds, but almost every 1 or 2 minutes, I hear HDD that spin-off and immediately "wake-up"

It seems like a "daemon" that is working on HDD

[CrasHBoneS]

Update2

Installed Opensif image

Mounted HDD

Configuration->USB Devices

 

USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge - driver NOT found

 

But I do not know if it refers to HDD (that I can browse without problem)

[CrasHBoneS]

I hope last update of OE 2.0 experimental will fix my problem

 

enigma2 20130314 (master) -> 20130424 (master)

 

----------------------------------------------

 

- switched to more flexible, python-based servicelist implementation with more options (thx to merlin team!)

 

- filter out non printable characters from DVB texts (epg, now/next, servicenames)

 

- MiniDLNASetup: fixed broken kill/restart and added possibility to force a full resccan

 

- some hardisk/storage manager cleanups/fixes

 

-...........................................

[CrasHBoneS]

I hope last update of OE 2.0 experimental will fix my problem

 

enigma2 20130314 (master) -> 20130424 (master)

 

----------------------------------------------

 

- switched to more flexible, python-based servicelist implementation with more options (thx to merlin team!)

 

- filter out non printable characters from DVB texts (epg, now/next, servicenames)

 

- MiniDLNASetup: fixed broken kill/restart and added possibility to force a full resccan

 

- some hardisk/storage manager cleanups/fixes

 

-...........................................

Last update did NOT solve my problem             

[CrasHBoneS]

UPDATE

 

Stand-by time is set up to 1 minute in Device Manager->Config

but the hard disk is still active since XX minutes,

 

If I am NOT wrong, hdparm is used to manage hard disk device

 

telnet

 

 

hdparm -I /dev/sdb1
 

 

 

I read all the info about my 250 GB PATA hard disk, perfetct!

 

telnet

 

 

hdparm -S 12 /dev/sdb1
 

response

 

 

>HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(setidle) failed: Invalid argument
 

 

 

But the hard disk after 1 minute goes finally in stand by             

 

If I restart ONLY GUI hard disk remains in stand by ->OK

If I enter device manager, hard disk goes OFF stand by ->OK

When I exit Device Manager, HDD after 1 minutes goes stand by ->OK

 

When I reboot the decoder, HDD DOES NOT go on stand by, but if I telnet

 

>hdparm -S 12 /dev/sdb1

>HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(setidle) failed: Invalid argument

 

after 1 minutes HDD goes in stand by

 

The wiki about hdparm command says:

"The settings made from the command line are "forgotten/lost" on every reboot. To make your changes permanent you need to edit the file / etc / hdparm.conf"

 

On my decoder I have no such file

Edited by CrasHBoneS, 3 May 2013 - 18:54.

[Erik Slagter]

Anyway you don't want to set the standby value to one minute, that's far too short, it will prematurely age your harddisk.

[CrasHBoneS]

Anyway you don't want to set the standby value to one minute, that's far too short, it will prematurely age your harddisk.

ok, but it seems that hdparm is NOT working on OE 2.0 images

because if I set up as stand by time also 1 hour, hdparm command seems NOT working [from GUI]

Furthermore when the command is issued an error is raised [HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(setidle) failed: Invalid argument] but the command was succesful because hard disk goes stand by

I made a script in /usr/script named hdparm_user.sh so every time the decoder reboot hdparm command is issued

 

#!/bin/sh
#########################################
#	Set hard disk time stand by to	#
#	300 sec. (60 x 5)		#
#########################################
hdparm -S 60 /dev/sdb1

Edited by CrasHBoneS, 3 May 2013 - 21:07.

[Robinson]

Anyway you don't want to set the standby value to one minute, that's far too short, it will prematurely age your harddisk.

What would the optimum setting be in this case:

ET9000, twin LNB, 10-15 recordings every week, epg.dat on HDD, no permanent timeshift installed, no picons on HDD

Would 5 minutes be OK?

[Erik Slagter]

Five minutes minimum. I would recommend 15 minutes.