[svlug] Another Great Product from SEAGATE

[Peter Petrakis]

I don't know if anyone on the list has been affected by this product.
The workaround I see posted won't work if you power cycle the drive.
You have to add the "--save" flag when you want the change the mode
page permanently. Otherwise it just sets the current flag.

So if you start here.

# sdparm --get STANDBY /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: SEAGATE   ST39204LW         0002
STANDBY     1  [cha: y, def:  1, sav:  1]
                     ^------ current value

and follow the stuff you found on the registrar.
 sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device]

You'll find that.

# sdparm --get STANDBY /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: SEAGATE   ST39204LW         0002
STANDBY     0  [cha: y, def:  1, sav:  1]
                     ^------ current value

Note that  sav: 1. Also in case you're wondering about cha:
it means that the mode page is changeable.

So if you want to keep the setting...

# sdparm --save --clear STANDBY /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: SEAGATE   ST39204LW         0002

# sdparm --get STANDBY /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: SEAGATE   ST39204LW         0002
STANDBY     0  [cha: y, def:  1, sav:  0]

Now it's saving the bit. You can reverse the process by using, you guessed,
the "--set" flag.

# sdparm --save --set STANDBY /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: SEAGATE   ST39204LW         0002

# sdparm --get STANDBY /dev/sda
    /dev/sda: SEAGATE   ST39204LW         0002
STANDBY     1  [cha: y, def:  1, sav:  1]

I don't think the "-6" flag is necessary but if sdparm complains, add it.

Seagate still makes good stuff. It just looks like their marketing dept.
missed the mark on this one.

Peter

On Dec 9, 2007 5:24 PM, Jeff Shippen <spiffycomputers at gmail.com> wrote:
> A brief description:
> SEAGATE'S latest batch of drives, the ironically titled Free Agent series
> are not compatible with the Open Sauce operating system Linux.
> The problem is to do with the power-saving systems on Seagate's latest range
> of drives and the fact that it is shipped already formatted to NTFS.
>
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2007 9:33 AM, Bill Teeple <bill at teeple.tv> wrote:
> > If you haven't read this yet:
> >
> > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/06/seagate-snubs-linux
> >
> > Bill
> >
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