Problem with hdparam

From: Mark Berry <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:06:45 +0100

Hi,

I'm trying to use the -k (or -K) switch to hdparam, which is meant to keep settings after a restart.

But if I do
hdparam -k1 /dev/hda
and then reboot, calling
hdparam -k /dev/hda
to find the "keep settings" status shows that it's now turned itself off again!

Can anyone explain what's going on?

Very many thanks in advance!

MJB
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