Begin4 Title: hdparm Version: 8.5 Entered-date: 2008-02-23 Description: hdparm - get/set hard disk parameters for Linux IDE drives. v8.5 fix broken --security-* commands (buggy passwd in all prior 8.x versions) v8.4 fix broken --write-sector from v8.3 v8.3 use exit(errno) on program completion; fix udma6 display for -i v8.2 fixed sector ops (and other stuff) to work with non-libata IDE driver again v8.1 fixed -U, updated -I info v8.0 some fixes, lots of new features (eg. --make-bad-sector and friends) v7.7 fixed bug with incorrect settings shown after -W0 (and others) v7.6 new -F flag; re-allow use of --security-freeze with other flags v7.5 beef up warnings for -s1: Joe User should never use this flag! v7.4 added CFA advanced timing info v7.3 fixed version number; much better SAT compliance v7.2 fixed breakage when used with old IDE driver v7.1 big-endian fixes for -I, --Istdin, --Istdout v7.0 major overhaul, proper SATA support, new features and tweaks v6.9 --Istdin fix, new -s flag, new SCT reporting, fixed -T x2 error.. v6.8 improve parsing/operation of --Istdin function v6.7 misc fixes, new -H flag, fixed -C flag v6.6 fix build on Redhat/Fedora v6.5 fix -I bugs introduced in v6.4 v6.4 major update for -I, bug fix for -C v6.3 report ATA revisions > 7 v6.2 major rework of ATA Security Commands v6.1 bug fix for BLKGETSIZE v6.0 bug fix for BLKGETSIZE64; new ATA Security Commands v5.9 bug fix: -W1/-W0 now work again v5.8 minor fixes v5.7 bug fixes, --direct flag (O_DIRECT), other enhancements v5.6 cleanups, new "-Istdout" flag, removed MAJOR-nr restrictions v5.5 added debian scripts, minor fixes v5.4 lots of fixes/updates, new timing measurement code v5.3 endian fixes, other stuff v5.2 compile fixes for 2.5.xx v5.1 fixed segfault in "-i" on older drives v5.0 lots of updates and new features v4.9 fixed compile error with 2.5.xx kernels v4.8 changed -Q to allow specifying queue depth v4.7 added -z, -Q, -M flags; expanded parm range for -p v4.6 manpage updates, version number corrections v4.5 cleanups, mostly courtesy of Maciej W. Rozycki v4.4 added -b option get/set bus state v4.3 use unsigned format for most stuff v4.2 lots of updates, rewritten -I option v4.0 no such version ever released v3.9 support for ide[6-9], more cosmetics v3.8 added -E, -R, and -U options; cosmetic fixes v3.7 added UDMA mode display v3.6 mostly cosmetic fixes, xt & ide4+ide5 support v3.5 fixed udma display/compile for older kernels v3.4 mostly cosmetic updates v3.3 add -C, -y, -Y flags for power management v3.2 flush buffer cache after -t or -T v3.1 add support for "-p[6789]" v3.0 move cache timings to new -T option v2.9 update author's email addr; document -I option v2.8 some fixes; removed "Estimating raw driver speed" from -t v2.7 fixed "hdparm -c" (broke in 2.6); fixed .lsm file v2.6 added "-p" flag to set IDE interface chipset PIO modes v2.5 cosmetic fixes, manpage clarifications v2.4 added support for -d (DMA) flag v2.3 added runtime flags for 32-bit mode; fixed -t for SCSI. v2.0 adds zillions of features for the new (E)IDE driver Keywords: ide eide ata atapi performance kernel cd cdrom disk device driver Author: mlord@pobox.com (Mark Lord) Maintained-by: mlord@pobox.com (Mark Lord) Primary-site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/ Alternate-site: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/hardware 70K hdparm-8.5.tar.gz 1K hdparm.lsm Platforms: Linux, kernels 2.2 through 2.6 Copying-policy: BSD License End
