The hdparm package contains a utility that is useful for controlling ATA/IDE controllers and hard drives both to increase performance and sometimes to increase stability.
As well as being useful, incorrect usage of hdparm can destroy your information and in rare cases, drives. Use with caution and make sure you know what you are doing. If in doubt, it is recommended that you leave the default kernel parameters alone.
Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/hdparm/hdparm-7.7.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: 0d96f03155fe5c119ca338a51ad1eaa7
Download size: 62 KB
Estimated disk space required: 524 KB
Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/hdparm
Build hdparm by running the following command:
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root
user:
make install
Note that by default, hdparm is installed in
/sbin
as some systems may require it
during the boot process before /usr
is mounted. If you wish to install hdparm under the /usr
hierarchy, then replace the above command
with the following:
make binprefix=/usr/ install
Last updated on 2007-08-13 18:57:32 -0500