How to protect the harddisk through APS - Revision history

N.l.o: /* Verifying hdapsd is working */

2011-05-01T17:56:43Z

‎Verifying hdapsd is working

Plaa: how to verify hdapsd is working

2010-06-02T06:03:39Z

how to verify hdapsd is working

Raider: hdaspd for ubuntu

2010-03-11T21:45:12Z

hdaspd for ubuntu

Dkowis: Updated source urls a bit

2009-07-23T18:54:58Z

Updated source urls a bit

Sfr3: mainline support

2009-03-06T18:02:25Z

mainline support

Alkos333: /* Getting the files */

2008-12-24T21:27:26Z

‎Getting the files

Bugmenot1: update link to gentoo bugzie

2008-12-16T14:54:42Z

update link to gentoo bugzie

Ajank: /* How APS works in Linux */ hdaps_protect download source

2008-11-29T02:41:55Z

‎How APS works in Linux: hdaps_protect download source

INPUTmice at 16:35, 30 September 2008

2008-09-30T16:35:12Z

Barteq: Added info about HDAPS patched kernel called zen-sources. Please review my changes! (grammar and so)

2008-06-02T02:04:13Z

Added info about HDAPS patched kernel called zen-sources. Please review my changes! (grammar and so)

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 According to instructions from the [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=h5r1f4%246s8%241%40ger.gmane.org hdaps-devel mailing list]:
-Start {{cmdroot|find /}} in a terminal and move your laptop.  The output should stop while moving (while the heads are parked).
+Start {{cmdroot|find /}} in a terminal and move your laptop.  The output should stop while moving (while the heads are parked). When you do this, make sure you do not have any external usb drives. If so it could look like it is not parking the drive while you do this (i.e. it wont park the external and since find is run over the external too, it can continue the find command there).
 Alternatively, run {{cmdroot|while true; do cat /sys/block/sda/device/unload_heads; done}} (replacing <tt>sda</tt> with your device) and move the laptop.  When the value is greater than zero the heads are parked.

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 *{{cmdroot|make}}
 *Start the applet: {{cmdroot|./hdaps-gl}}
 ==Troubleshooting==

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 ==== Ubuntu ====
-hdapsd is available via synaptic for Hardy Heron.
+hdapsd is available via synaptic for Hardy Heron (9.04) and newer versions.
 === Building an applet ===

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 * The <tt>hdaps_protect</tt> disk protection kernel patch, which exports a sysfs interface that enables an ide or sata disk to be protected by a userspace process. You should get the patch appropriate to your kernel version from [http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.linux.drivers.hdaps.devel/last=/force_load=t gmane.linux.drivers.hdaps.devel].
 ** '''NOTE''': Starting with kernel 2.6.28 a generic disc protection feature is built into the libata driver
-* The [http://www.dresco.co.uk/hdaps/ <tt>hdapsd</tt>] disk protection userspace daemon. It monitors the acceleration values through the HDAPS interface and automatically initiates disk protection through the hdaps_protect interface - given that the movement exceeds a user specified threshold.
+* The [http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdaps/ <tt>hdapsd</tt>] disk protection userspace daemon. It monitors the acceleration values through the HDAPS interface and automatically initiates disk protection through the hdaps_protect interface - given that the movement exceeds a user specified threshold.
-* Optional: the [http://roy.marples.name/node/269 <tt>khdapsmonitor KDE System Tray applet</tt>] or the [http://www.dresco.co.uk/hdaps/ <tt>gnome-hdaps-applet</tt>]. These applets provide a visual indication of the disk protection status and also a graphical interface for adjusting configuration options for <tt>hdapsd</tt>.
+* Optional: the [http://roy.marples.name/projects/khdaps/wiki <tt>khdapsmonitor KDE System Tray applet</tt>] or the [http://www.dresco.co.uk/hdaps/ <tt>gnome-hdaps-applet</tt>]. These applets provide a visual indication of the disk protection status and also a graphical interface for adjusting configuration options for <tt>hdapsd</tt>.
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 * The [[HDAPS]] driver (included in recent kernels). It exports a sysfs interface providing the acceleration values.
 * The <tt>hdaps_protect</tt> disk protection kernel patch, which exports a sysfs interface that enables an ide or sata disk to be protected by a userspace process. You should get the patch appropriate to your kernel version from [http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.linux.drivers.hdaps.devel/last=/force_load=t gmane.linux.drivers.hdaps.devel].
 * The [http://www.dresco.co.uk/hdaps/ <tt>hdapsd</tt>] disk protection userspace daemon. It monitors the acceleration values through the HDAPS interface and automatically initiates disk protection through the hdaps_protect interface - given that the movement exceeds a user specified threshold.
 * Optional: the [http://roy.marples.name/node/269 <tt>khdapsmonitor KDE System Tray applet</tt>] or the [http://www.dresco.co.uk/hdaps/ <tt>gnome-hdaps-applet</tt>]. These applets provide a visual indication of the disk protection status and also a graphical interface for adjusting configuration options for <tt>hdapsd</tt>.
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 See [[HDAPS#Disk_head_parking|HDAPS - Disk head parking]]
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 ! {{Debian}}

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 ==== Gentoo ====
-{{NOTE|1=hdapsd was added to the official portage tree on the 26th June 2006.}}
+{{NOTE|1=hdapsd was added to the official portage tree on the 26th June 2006. However the version in portage is to be considered outdated. (20060409)}}
-{{Gentoo}} users can try the ebuild attached to [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=119845 gentoo bug 119845].
+{{Gentoo}} users can try the ebuild attached to [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166166 gentoo bug 166166].
 *Add hdapsd support in your kernel: device drivers -> hardware monitoring -> ... (you need it as a module if you want to use tp_smapi and hdaps, see [[Tp_smapi]])
 *Download the ebuild, use same ebuild date as the kernel-patch.

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 :{{cmdroot|make}}
 :{{cmdroot|make modules_install}}
 === Installing hdapsd ===