USB HDD spindown

[vezilka]

I'm trying to do this but can't get the install hdparm. I get this error: failed retrieving file 'hdparm-9.45-1-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
warning: failed to retrieve some files
error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

what could be the issue?

[hondagx35]

Hi vezilka,

please try:

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pacman -Sy hdparm

Frank

[vezilka]

Thank you for your help Frank, that worked for me.

[Nostromo]

Hello,

I have a usb hdd connected to my pi 3 with runeaudio and noticed the hdd was always spinning, which brought me to this thread.

I have managed to install hdparm but I am having trouble getting the settings to stick after a reboot.

You mentioned checking if hdparm.rules is "part of you file". Can someone clarify what that means? What is the code to check if the rules are set up correctly?

Also, I was wondering about the best settings? I have a normal 2.5 5400rpm hdd connected via usb. Should I have APM disabled completely?

Lastly, is there a reason hdd spindown isn't included in runeaudio to begin with. It seems like a normal thing to include in software where people may leave it on but out of use for long periods of time.

Thank you for any help!

Nostromo

[hondagx35]

Hi nostroma,

You mentioned checking if hdparm.rules is "part of you file". Can someone clarify what that means?

- is this

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/etc/udev/rules.d/50-hdparm.rules

part of your file?

The file "/etc/udev/rules.d/50-hdparm.rules" should only include:

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ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sda", RUN+="/usr/bin/hdparm -B 255 -S 60 /dev/sda"

and not more.

What is the code to check if the rules are set up correctly?

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hdparm -I /dev/sda | more

Frank

[Nostromo]

Thank you for the reply Frank,

It seems I am doing something wrong because the spindown setting still doesn't stay after a reboot. I installed hdparm with

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pacman -Sy hdparm

and it installed just fine.

Then to check if the rules file is there I executed

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/etc/udev/rules.d/50-hdparm.rules

but it says there is no file.

I tried then doing the action code

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ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sda", RUN+="/usr/bin/hdparm -B 255 -S 60 /dev/sda"

but there is no confirmation or anything and the hdd still doesn't spin down.

If I execute

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hdparm -S 60 /dev/sda

it will set the time and the hdd will spin down but resets back to normal after reboot.

It's like the rules file just isn't there. Do I have to create it or something?

Thank you again for helping an complete noob

[hondagx35]

Hi Nostromo,

hen to check if the rules file is there I executed

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/etc/udev/rules.d/50-hdparm.rules

The file has to be created by you.

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nano /etc/udev/rules.d/50-hdparm.rules

Or you can use a SFTP programm like WinSCP (easier for beginners).

Frank

[Nostromo]

Thank you Frank!

That did the trick. My experience with Linux was limited to Ubuntu so this Arch stuff is new to me.

My drive is now properly spinning down after five minutes.

Now to work on a case!

Nostromo