On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Mark Lord <liml@xxxxxx> wrote: > 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. Mark, I'm very happy to see the DCO support go in. There is a small army of "Computer Forensic" examiners which do their forensic imaging via Linux and I'm sure many will feel the same. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- 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
