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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:02:41 +0000 (GMT)
From: Bernd Schmidt <bernds@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: last write to drive issued with write cache off?
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On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Alan Cox wrote:

> > "To prevent loss of customer data, it is recommended that the last write access
> > before power off be issued after setting the write cache off."
> 
> Standard 2.4 doesn't do this. 2.4.19-ac issues cache flushes.

Is this what's been causing my harddrives to make funny noises on shutdown
recently?


Bernd

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