#516851 hdparm not installed

Package:
hw-detect
Source:
hw-detect
Submitter:
Joey Hess
Date:
2010-05-23 10:06:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#516851#5
Date:
2009-02-23 23:53:17 UTC
From:
To:
AFAICS, hdparm is only installed via the laptop task, which
pulls in acpi-support, which depends on hdparm. But there is
need for hdparm on many other systems.

For example, I installed onto a Qnap TS-109 NAS, and didn't get
hdparm. I initially installed to a USB drive, as my SATA drive
hadn't arrived yet, but AFAICS I would not have gotten hdparm
with SATA either. Of course, hdparm has many uses on such a NAS,
including configuring the drive to spin down when not in use.
#516851#10
Date:
2010-05-23 10:03:45 UTC
From:
To:
[Joey Hess]

OK.  Do you propose to install it on all systems, or only some?  If
some, how do you propose to detect which system need it?

Happy hacking,