Hdparm-9.58

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2019-02-27

### Chapter 12. System Utilities

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# Hdparm-9.58

## Introduction to Hdparm

The Hdparm package contains a utility that is useful for obtaining information about, and controlling ATA/IDE controllers and hard drives. It allows to increase performance and sometimes to increase stability.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.4 platform.

### Warning

As well as being useful, incorrect usage of Hdparm can destroy your information and in rare cases, drives. Use with caution and make sure you know what you are doing. If in doubt, it is recommended that you leave the default kernel parameters alone.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://downloads.sourceforge.net/hdparm/hdparm-9.58.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 4652c49cf096a64683c05f54b4fa4679

- Download size: 136 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 1.0 MB

- Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/hdparm

## Installation of Hdparm

Build Hdparm by running the following command:

    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

### Note

Note that by default, hdparm is installed in `/sbin` as some systems may require it during the boot process before `/usr` is mounted. If you wish to install hdparm under the `/usr` hierarchy, then replace the above command with the following:

    make binprefix=/usr install

## Contents

Installed Program: hdparm
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

hdparm | provides a command-line interface to various hard disk ioctls supported by the stock Linux ATA/IDE device driver subsystem.

Last updated on 2019-02-16 03:24:48 -0600

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