[ltp] DVD is loud after ACPI sleep

Laurent Gilson linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 08 Jul 2006 12:28:42 +0200


Hello,

> The recommended "eject -x" and "hdparm -E" commands don't
> seem to help at all. I have tried different values and hdparm
> event tells me "setting cdrom speed to 6 (or whatever value)",
> but then when starting dvd player the drive then accelerates
> maddly again.

Insert the DVD/CD first, then run "hdparm -E 1 /dev/hdc". Better ?

> I'm wondering what this silent mode actually is

Silent mode limits the drive speed. Nothing more.

> and if there is
> some kind of utility to put the drive in that mode.

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi#Optical_drive_control_features =3D=
>  =

"speedcontrol".

Which kernel do you use ?

cu