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Title:		hdparm
Version:	6.6
Entered-date:	2006-03-07
Description:	hdparm - get/set hard disk parameters for Linux IDE drives.
		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
		46K hdparm-6.6.tar.gz
		1K hdparm.lsm
Platforms:	Linux, kernels 2.2 through 2.6
Copying-policy:	BSD License
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