hdparm v9.2 is now available from sourceforge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/ New since v8.9 are: 1. Support for Device Configuration Overlay (DCO), with the --dco-identify, --dco-freeze, and --dco-restore flags. DCO is a feature set that enables vendors/OEMs to disable/hide certain drive features (eg. NCQ, LBA48, ..) for whatever reason (eg. compatibility with a specific b0rked BIOS). This release of hdparm can display/reset DCO, but not selectively disable features yet. 2. Support for firmware download (upgrade) using the standard ATA DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE protocols 7 (preferred) and 3. This is initiated via the new --fwdownload flag, or the --fwdownload80 flag for a non-standard final packet (needed by some vendors). 3. Fixed WorldWideName display, and added cache-size display in -I output. 4. Detect/warn of kernel driver bugs in -N output. Eg. sata_sil24 misbehaves here in 2.6.25, but is fine in 2.6.27. 5. General fixes and tidiness in the sg16 routines. Enjoy. -- To unsubscribe from this list: 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
