hd-idle
Hard Disk Idle Spin-Down Utility (by adelolmo)
piscsi
PiSCSI allows a Raspberry Pi to function as emulated SCSI devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, and others) for vintage SCSI-based computers and devices. This is a fork of the RaSCSI project by GIMONS. (by PiSCSI)
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| 13 | 30 | |
| 512 | 493 | |
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| 5.1 | 9.0 | |
| 6 months ago | 8 days ago | |
| Go | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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How does OMV handle hard-drive spin down?
What hard drives are you using? Some don't like the hdparm function which is what I believe OMV/Debian use to govern hd spindown. If you're on Seagate Exos drives, for example, those drives don't work with hdparm. I had to use hd-idle for mine: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
- How can I run a command after resume from sleep?
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is 15 min HDD spin down okay for Jellyfin?
If on Linux, check out hd-idle. I use it currently for also a 15min spin down (will rethink this when setting up a new server soon), but it can also be used to disable it entirely
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hdparm - disk standby not working
But I noticed now, that hd-idle can spindown the drive, which I don't really understand, because I thought they all use the same API
You could try hd-idle: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
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Spin-down hdd
I tried to use hdparm once and I believe it killed 1 of my drives. Then I tried this: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle It spins my hdds down property without jacking the load cycle count up. I managed to cut the power consumption of my NAS from 30w to just 14w by spinning the backup drive down.
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Dealing with external drives that refuse to spin down?
Had the same problem, I solved it with this tool: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
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Is it safe to use external HDDs for a NAS solution?
I also saw this program the other day which can be useful for external hard drives: hd-Idle.
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How to spin down/up external hard drive from a script?
Have a look at hd-idle. It's the only reliable way, works with all drives and I have been using it for a few years now: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
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Minimize access to media folder to enable disk standby
I have the sonarr/radarr metadata/config on an SSD while the media files stay on rotating disks. I want the disks to be on standby for as long as possible. I am using the hd-idle software on linux to put disks to sleep.
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Posts with mentions or reviews of piscsi.
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Apple //gs to USB? Files from Mac Mini --> //gs? Home Network? BBS?
The ultimate setup is to get an Uthernet II card for your IIgs and connect to a netatalk file server via AFPBridge. The easiest way to set up a netatalk file server is on a Raspberry Pi using PiSCSI software. Your vintage Macs, modern Macs, and IIgs can all transfer files to and from the server.
- My new Raspberry Pi case! The Pi emulates the modem for Captain's Quarters BBS running on my IIgs and hosts my netatalk file server. It uses the existing LED's and power switch.
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Help: Found at the a flea market not working, needed a full recap and now I need a hard drive solution. More info in comments.
PiSCSI is a good solution for macs that don’t have built-in networking as it can emulate a network card as well as HD and CD.
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Is it possible to connect an old Macintosh classic to the internet? And if so how?
Best bet is probably getting a PiSCSI. It’s a modern Raspberry Pi-based device that emulate many devices, including hard drives but also an Ethernet adapter. I also have mine set up to run an AFP server that I can connect to from my modern Mac to transfer over, then retrieve them from my vintage Mac.
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Installing an Ethernet card and video card and other upgrades for a Mac SE/30
Eh... I had many, many battles with parallel SCSI. However, once active terminators became widely available and affordable (late 90s-ish) it was practically plug&play (just mind the ID switches)
The trickier bit would be to find one of those old SCSI-attached ethernet devices (Asanté, DaynaPort, EtherMac, ...) since they're coveted items in the retro scene. Although it looks like at least PiSCSI can emulate a DaynaPort https://github.com/PiSCSI/piscsi/wiki/Dayna-Port-SCSI-Link
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What measures are other European homelabbers taking to combat rising electricity costs?
https://github.com/PiSCSI/piscsi is your friend; I also use it on my alphas and vaxen.
- 50-pin SCSI pinout
- Who still here uses their very old Macs and their softwares?
- Any grooveboxes/samplers with wifi network/browser accessible drives?
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It actually works ! What do I do now !?
Get a RaSCSI and connect it up to the internet!
What are some alternatives?
When comparing hd-idle and piscsi you can also consider the following projects:
CrystalDiskInfo - CrystalDiskInfo
SCSI2SD - Copy of SCSI2SD from codesrc.com, as found at
ToolBin - All the great tools we have for the field.
bluescsi - A small SCSI device based on stm32
stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar
ArdSCSino-stm32
stressdisk - Stress test your disks / memory cards / USB sticks before trusting your valuable data to them
glci - 🦊 Test your Gitlab CI Pipelines changes locally using Docker.
bitrot - Bitrot scrubber - Scrubs your disks (or array) looking for bitrot (silent disk data corruption.)
tangram-es - 2D and 3D map renderer using OpenGL ES
mac-minivnc - A VNC remote desktop server for vintage Macintosh computers, including the Mac Plus.
Data-Structures-and-Algorithms-in-cpp - This repository is in development phase and will soon provide you with c++ code of various data structures and algorithms