[laptop-mode] about load/unload of hard disk of thinkpad t43

[Bart Samwel]

Hi,

waterloo wrote:
> my system is gentoo.
> my computer is thinkpad t43.
> I do not use ATA in kernel config .
> T43's hard disk is ata interface ,but its controler is sata.
> so in kernel config I do not use ATA ,but using sata only.
> 
> in laptop-mode ,the load/unload number freezed when I set below:
> # Should laptop mode tools control the hard drive power management settings?
> CONTROL_HD_POWERMGMT=1
> 
> # Power management for HD (hdparm -B values)
> 
> BATT_HD_POWERMGMT=254
> LM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254
> NOLM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254
> 
> But after I add another line "LM_BATT_HD_POWERMGMT=254" , the
> load/unload number increased at 12/minute .
> why ? why not freeze the number ?

I have no clue! LM_BATT_HD_POWERMGMT is not recognized by the hdparm
module at all, so this setting should be ignored... Just checking: which
version of laptop mode tools are you using?

Cheers,
Bart