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add a note about non ATA-7 drives with new kernels
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@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ for more options, please read man hdapsd
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Since kernel 2.6.28 you don't need to patch your kernel, as support for
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IDLE_IMMEDIATE is present in mainline.
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NOTE: The new interface only allows IDLE_IMMEDIATE for drives that
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announce to be ATA-7 conform. But threre are also drives that
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support ATA-6 only but do IDLE_IMMEDIATE fine. For those you
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need to force the interface with:
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echo -1 > /sys/block/$DISK/device/unload_heads
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For kernels <2.6.28, please have a look at
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http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HDAPS#Kernel_patch

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