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NAME

       blktool - Display or change block device settings

SYNOPSIS

       blktool [options] device [acoustic-mgmt nnn]

       blktool [options] device [block-sz nnn]

       blktool [options] device [bus-id]

       blktool [options] device [bus-state nnn]

       blktool [options] device [class]

       blktool [options] device [cd-speed nnn]

       blktool [options] device [defect-mgmt off|on]

       blktool [options] device [dev-keep-settings off|on]

       blktool [options] device [dev-read-ahead off|on]

       blktool [options] device [dma off|on]

       blktool [options] device [geometry]

       blktool [options] device [i2o-rcache nnn]

       blktool [options] device [i2o-wcache nnn]

       blktool [options] device [id]

       blktool [options] device [keep-settings off|on]

       blktool [options] device [media unlock|lock]

       blktool [options] device [multiple-count nnn]

       blktool [options] device [no-write-err off|on]

       blktool [options] device [pio-data 16-bit|32-bit]

       blktool [options] device [pio-mode nnn]

       blktool [options] device [pm-mode nnn]

       blktool [options] device [queue-depth nnn]

       blktool [options] device [read-ahead nnn]

       blktool [options] device [readonly off|on]

       blktool [options] device [reread-part]

       blktool [options] device [reset]

       blktool [options] device [sector-sz]

       blktool [options] device [sleep]

       blktool [options] device [standby]

       blktool [options] device [unmask-irq off|on]

       blktool [options] device [version]

       blktool [options] [version]

       blktool [options] device [wcache off|on]

DESCRIPTION

       blktool  is  used  for  querying  and/or  changing  settings of a block
       device.

       device is the name of the block device to query or modify.

OPTIONS

       -f     For a few commands, blktool will flush the buffers of the  block
              device  out  to  disk,  before performing the requested command.
              Specify this option,  "force",  disables  any  flushing  blktool
              would attempt to do.

       -t class
              where  class is one of ’ide’, ’ata’, ’scsi’, ’i2o’, or ’auto’ to
              override the default auto-detection of device class.

COMMANDS

       acoustic-mgmt
              Query or set underlying device’s acoustic level.

       block-sz
              Query or set device block size.

       bus-id Query device bus id.

       bus-state
              Query or set device bus state (0 off, 1 on, 2 tristate)

       class  Query  the  detected  (or  overridden,  via  -t)  device  class.
              Typically  this will result in ’ATA’ or ’SCSI’ for most devices.
              Detection is based on device major; thus your  SATA  device  may
              appear as ’SCSI’.

       cd-speed
              Set CD-ROM device speed (in Kbytes/sec).

       defect-mgmt
              Toggle underlying device’s defect management (obsolete).

       dev-keep-settings
              Toggle  underlying device’s revert-to-defaults-on-reset feature.

       dev-read-ahead
              Toggle underlying device’s read-ahead feature.

       dma    Toggle DMA data transfer.  Omitting  the  on/off  argument  will
              print the current state.

       geometry
              Query device geometry (cylinders / heads / sectors / etc.).

       i2o-rcache
              Query or set an I2O block device’s read cache.

       i2o-wcache
              Query or set an I2O block device’s write cache.

       id     Query IDENTIFY [PACKET] DEVICE data.

       keep-settings
              Keep   settings  across  device  resets.   Omitting  the  on/off
              argument will print the current state.

       media  Lock in (or unlock) a removable device.

       multiple-count
              Set multiple count for use in READ/WRITE MULTIPLE commands.

       no-write-err
              Toggle ignore-write-errors flag.  Omitting the  on/off  argument
              will print the current state.

       pio-data
              ATA  PIO  data  transfer via 16-bit or 32-bit I/O.  Omitting the
              on/off argument will print the current state.

       pio-mode
              Set underlying ATA device’s PIO data transfer mode.

       pm-mode
              Set underlying device’s Advanced Power Management mode.

       queued-depth
              Query or set underlying device’s queue depth.

       read-ahead
              Query or set block device read-ahead (in units of sectors).

       readonly
              Toggle block device  read-only  setting.   Omitting  the  on/off
              argument will print the current state.

       reread-part
              Re-read partition table.

       reset  Execute device reset.

       sector-sz
              Query device sector size.

       sleep  Put device to sleep immediately.

       standby
              Put device in standby mode.

       unmask-irq
              Toggle  unmasked  irqs.  Omitting the on/off argument will print
              the current state.

       version
              Print version number and exit.

       wcache Toggle underlying device’s writeback cache.

BUGS

       Inevitably there are some.  Please report any you find.

AUTHOR

       blktool was written by Jeff Garzik.

AVAILABILITY

       blktool  is  available  over  the  Web  on  the  SourceForge  site   at
       http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/