Bug 12769

Summary: eject -X 4 /dev/hdc [/dev/cdrom] can't set specified drive speed, drive hdparm -E 4 /dev/hdc [/dev/cdrom] can't set specified drive speed, drive continue at high speed.
Product: Branch 4.0 Reporter: ALT Linux User <altlinux.mailbox>
Component: hdparmAssignee: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Q.A. 4.0 <qa-4.0>
Severity: major    
Priority: P2    
Version: 4.0   
Hardware: all   
OS: Linux   

Description ALT Linux User 2007-09-13 21:01:02 MSD
ALD4, upgraded to Branch 4
IBM ThinkPad R40

# hdparm -i /dev/hdc

/dev/hdc:

 Model=HL-DT-STCD-RW/DVD DRIVE GCC-4240N, FwRev=0214, SerialNo=
 Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
 RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0
 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
 DMA modes:  sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
 AdvancedPM=no
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified:  ATA/ATAPI-2 ATA/ATAPI-3 ATA/ATAPI-4 ATA/ATAPI-5

 * signifies the current active mode

Notebook BIOS setting for the /dev/hdc: SILENT

$ eject -X /dev/hdc
4 10 16 20 24
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Problem:

$ hdparm -E 4 /dev/hdc [/dev/cdrom] can't set specified drive speed, drive
continue at high speed.

# hdparm -E 4 /dev/hdc [/dev/cdrom] can't set specified drive speed, drive
continue at high speed.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.$ hdparm -E 4 /dev/hdc
2.$ hdparm -E 4 /dev/cdrom
3.the same from root
Actual Results:  
No drive speed change.

Expected Results:  
Set the drive speed according to input value (e.g. -E 4)
Comment 1 Michael Shigorin 2008-01-25 17:12:00 MSK

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 12768 ***