Spin down hard drive from the command line

[IJB]

I have a DSL-AC68U for which no pre-built firmware is available. Any help on how to auto-spin down the connected hard drive after say 5 mins using command line instructions would be gratefully received

 

[joegreat]

I have a DSL-AC68U for which no pre-built firmware is available. Any help on how to auto-spin down the connected hard drive after say 5 mins using command line instructions would be gratefully received

Hi,

As you run a limited version off Linux on your router: hdparm is your friend for this job!
You only need to install Entware-ng and then you can add:

opkg list | grep hdparm
hdparm - 9.48-1 - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters

opkg install hdparm

With kind regards
Joe

 

[IJB]

Hi there

Thanks for the reply. The web pages for entware-ng suggest I need a custom firmware before I can install entware-ng. There is no custom firmware for my router. (The ideal solution would be a version of merlin etc). Is it possible to install entware-ng on my router or control the disk's auto spindown

Cheers

 

[IJB]

Speaking to a friend it seems the issue is not the spindown as the drive itself is maybe trying to do this. The issue is more likely that the standard DLNA server is immediately spinning it back up. If this is the case, then does anyone know if Merlin are going to port the firmware to the DSL range of routers?