On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:00:06 +0100 JÃrn Nettingsmeier <nettings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/24/2010 05:56 PM, Jouni Rinne wrote: > > > > Where the mentioned firmware can be found? I found nothing with a quick search on the WD website. (Unfortunately I bought one of those 'Green' drives just recently) > > if you can, return it as defective. unfortunately, it wasn't an option > for me, because i had already spent several hours fine-tuning a server > system on them before i looked at smartctl for the first time... > > if you can't, it's somewhere on the wd site in an obscure place, and > there's at least one third-party hoster that provides a binary that > claims to be this tool - it might be safe, but buyer beware. > > if you can't find it, write to me off-list after christmas, maybe i can > still dig up the stick and send it to you, but i'm travelling atm and > don't have access to it. > > best, > > jÃrn > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user Okay, found the correct download place via a forum: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=609&sid=113&lang=en . According to the same forum it should also apply to the 2TB WD20EADS drive I have. Until now, WD drives have been super-reliable for me, the only make I've got no trouble with, but this head parking stuff is insane... Now I should decide whether I 1) return the drive (the data I have in there *should* still fit on my other drives) and replace it with a Seagate or 2) try to fix the firmware. Thanks for hints and help, and merry Xmas! JR _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
