How to spin-down USB drive when idle?

  • Hi,

    I use hdparm command (in autostart.sh) in LE on Raspberry Pi3 to spin-down USB drives.

    Is there a way to do this with LibreElec on (S905W/S912) Android TV Box?

  • Is your Hdd a very old one?Mine spin down on their own...not sure if it's due to hdparm enabled by default on LE but don't think so...most modern hdd's should do so..

  • Is your Hdd a very old one?Mine spin down on their own...not sure if it's due to hdparm enabled by default on LE but don't think so...most modern hdd's should do so..

    AFAIK, only 2.5" USB HDD enclosures that have this command in their conntroller can spin-down HDD on Android. I think that there is no way Android OS can do that as Linux/Windows can. But this is another topic...

  • AFAIK, only 2.5" USB HDD enclosures that have this command in their conntroller can spin-down HDD on Android. I think that there is no way Android OS can do that as Linux/Windows can. But this is another topic...

    What I mean is that most modern Hdd's put themselves to sleep regarding the OS..Actually Hdparm is slowly falling into obsolescence for this reason..