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From: "Brett Glass" <Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com>
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> If I recall correctly, the ATA-2 spec says that drives should not default
> to green mode; you're probably going to have to check with the spec and
> add some special code to the 'wd' driver to recognise your drive and
> disable 'green mode'.

I have the kernel code, but am unfamiliar with ATA-2. Anyone here know
where to get the spec? Also, it might be possible to add a driver flag
for disabling read-ahead.

--Brett

P.S. -- A week from Monday, you'll see some comments on the FreeBSD
kernel configuration program in InfoWorld. Check out

http://www.infoworld.com/pageone/opinions/glass.htm