Comment 33 for bug 568120

ok tried updating to the newer version of hdparm (hdparm_9.27-2_amd64)
this seems to work ok and the hdparm.conf is used during boot

hdparm -S24 /dev/sda this sets the drive standby time to 2 mins

i use sudo hdparm -C /dev/sda after 2-3 minutes but always returns

drive state is: active/idle

the drive never spinsdown

i have always used hdparm on 8.04 with no problems why with 10.04 this no longer works?