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idle3-tools package

idle3-tools 0.9.1-6 source package in Ubuntu

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idle3-tools (0.9.1-6) unstable; urgency=medium

  * QA upload.
  * debian/control:
      - Added 'Rules-Requires-Root: no' to source stanza.
      - Added Vcs-* fields to source stanza.
      - Removed trailing whitespace.
  * debian/copyright:
      - Added 'hdparm' License block.
      - Added Leandro Ramos and myself to packaging block.
      - Updated block for 'sqio.c'.
      - Updated packaging years.
      - Updated short license fields.
      - Using a secure URI in Format field.
      - Using a secure URI in Source field.
  * debian/patches/01-695876-idle3ctl.8.patch: updated header.
  * debian/patches/02_fix-spelling-errors.patch: created to fix spelling errors
    in the manpage.
  * debian/patches/03_fix-makefile-for-hardening.patch: created to fix Makefile
    to use flags for gcc hardening.
  * debian/patches/04_fix-typo-in-idle3ctl.c.patch: added.
  * debian/rules:
      - Added flags for gcc hardening.
      - Removed DH_VERBOSE export.
      - Removed trailing whitespace.
      - Removed unnecessary override for dh_auto_install.
  * debian/salsa-ci.yml: added to provide CI tests for Salsa.
  * debian/upstream/metadata: created.
  * debian/watch: created.

 -- Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich <email address hidden>  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:39:08 -0300

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Original maintainer:
Debian QA Group
Architectures:
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Section:
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Urgency:
Medium Urgency

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idle3-tools: change the idle3 timer of recent Western Digital Hard Disk Drives

 Idle3-tools provides a linux/unix utility that can disable, get and
 set the value of the infamous idle3 timer found on recent Western
 Digital Hard Disk Drives.
 .
 It can be used as an alternative to the official wdidle3.exe
 proprietary utility, without the need to reboot in a DOS environment.
 .
 A power off/on cycle of the drive will still be mandatory for new
 settings to be taken into account.
 .
 Modern Western Digital "Green" Drives include the Intellipark feature
 that stops the disk when not in use.
 .
 Unfortunately, the default timer setting is not perfect on linux/unix
 systems, including many NAS, and leads to a dramatic increase of the
 Load Cycle Count value (SMART attribute #193). With the default timer
 setting, the drive will spin down *every eight seconds* if idle and
 this may get the spindle motor to burn out in a few months or so.
 .
 If you have a Western Digital EADS or EARS drive, please check you
 SMART information before it's too late by running the following
 command:
 .
  sudo smartctl -A /dev/sda | grep "^193"
 .
 If the Load cycle count (which is in the last column) exceeds 1000,
 you're probably affected by the idle3 timer problem.