smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

ishbellnas 24 Jan 2009 05:01

Hi,

I followed this site to install smart spindown http://kyyhkynen.net/stuff/mybook/spindown.php. It mentioned to use 2 executive scripts

1. Scripts to run whe the disk(s) are spinned up / down
2. If you dont need this functionality, just leave them as they are.
3. The existence of these files is checked before they are run
4. Just make sure that the files are executable, if they exist

EXECUTE_ON_SPINUP=/usr/sbin/smart_spindown_onspinup
EXECUTE_ON_SPINDOWN=/usr/sbin/smart_spindown_onspindown

I can't find /usr/sbin/smart_spindown_onspinup and /usr/sbin/smart_spindown_onspindown

where to find or get them?

Y

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Re: smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

(account deleted) 24 Jan 2009 20:04

You just make them yourself

Re: smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

ishbellnas 24 Jan 2009 23:08

where are sources for making them?
is this coming from hdparm pack?

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Re: smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

(account deleted) 25 Jan 2009 19:17

No.

You just create a file. Type the commands you want. Save it. Make sure the paths are set.

E.g. EXECUTE_ON_SPINUP=/path_to_file_you_just_made/name_of_file_you_just_made

Re: smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

ishbellnas 27 Jan 2009 02:06

Could some one offer me yours as example? I am not sure what commands should be and the relevant order?

Ta

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Re: smart spindown scripts: smart_spindown_onspinup MISSED??

(account deleted) 06 Feb 2009 18:59

The content of my smart_spindown_onspinup is

#!/bin/bash

# back up the RAM disk
/etc/init.d/S13ramdisk backup

# turn on the front panel leds
echo 255 > /sys/class/leds/wdc-leds:power/brightness
echo 100 > /sys/class/leds/wdc-leds:fuel-gauge/brightness

The content of my smart_spindown_onspindown is

#!/bin/bash

# turn off the front panel leds by settings their brightness to zero
echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/wdc-leds:power/brightness
echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/wdc-leds:fuel-gauge/brightness