From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932261AbYD2PXW (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:23:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758451AbYD2PXK (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:23:10 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:51909 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754591AbYD2PXJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:23:09 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Niels Subject: Re: Western Digital GreenPower drives and Linux Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:22:56 +0200 Message-ID: References: <256077993@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.79.44.136.adsl.gl.tiscali.dk User-Agent: KNode/0.10.9 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sunday 27 April 2008 19:45, devzero@web.de wrote: > on a second system , my wd drive shows this values: > > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always > - 853 > 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 170 170 000 Old_age Always > - 90960 > > absolutely scary..... > > meanwhile, i got wdidle3 from WD support and set it to 25secs (factory > support seems to be at 8 secs) - but still waiting for an answer if this > is a bug or not. > > i`m really wondering why support is so quiet here.... > anybody got a response from support about this? > [snip] I contacted WD support, asking for wdidle. They asked about my drive, and warned me that this application was meant for a specific drive and could damage others. I replied with information about my drives and never heard back. I repeated my request, without result. This mess combined with disappointing performance from a couple of WD Mybooks will certainly make me think twice before buying or recommending WD for the foreseeable future. //Niels