From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 9 16:13:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC13D16A41F for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:13:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mdodd@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sasami.jurai.net (sasami.jurai.net [70.88.158.93]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8811C43D46 for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:13:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mdodd@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sasami.jurai.net (winter@sasami.jurai.net [70.88.158.93]) by sasami.jurai.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j89GDb3J089341; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:13:42 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mdodd@FreeBSD.ORG) Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:13:37 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" X-X-Sender: winter@sasami.jurai.net To: McLone In-Reply-To: <451cb3010509081755119ba263@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20050909120208.L84118@sasami.jurai.net> References: <451cb3010509081755119ba263@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.5.6 (sasami.jurai.net [70.88.158.93]); Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:13:42 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [atacontrol detach] drive platters won't stop X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:13:44 -0000 On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, McLone wrote: > I'd like to not "halt -p" when changing HDDs on > regular IDE controllers. In 5.x times i used >> atacontrol detach 1 > and i heard the sounds of stopping/parking HDD. > Now, in betas of 6, atacontrol (which uses not number > but ataN) detaches drive OK, but platters keep spinning. > Unplugging such a drive is bad for its health, i suppose. Try this: ftp://ftp.jurai.net/users/winter/atautil.tar 'atautil -f ad1 unload' Followed by whatever atacontrol detach/delete commands you feel necessary. -- 10 40 80 C0 00 FF FF FF FF C0 00 00 00 00 10 AA AA 03 00 00 00 08 00