try gkrellm On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Victor Porton,,, wrote: > Hi, > > I want the following feature: > > Linux would be able (if this is possible for software) to > deliver to the user the state of the HDD, whether it is > active. > > I mean that Linux would have a module which would export to > user space a boolean flag (probably a semaphore) which would > be true while the HDD red lamp is shining and false while it > is dark. > > That is I want sofrware to provide the same info as this > hadrware HDD indicator on the front panel of most PCs. > > (Then a Gnome applet would show it.) > > I just look under the table to check HDD status to often > and would instead like to see it on the monitor. > > Just a little wish. > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > sleekfreak pirate broadcast http://sleekfreak.ath.cx:81/ - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
