In message <200202120035.g1C0Zvc01870@kamala.ab.edu>
	on Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:35:58 -0500 (EST),
	Rob Becker <becker@ab.edu> wrote:
> Is ide write-caching supported in NetBSD? Just wondering.
You can check with atactl(8).

# /sbin/atactl wd0 identify
Model: ...
Device type: ATA, fixed
Cylinders: 16383, heads: 16, sec/track: 63, total sectors: 58605120
Device capabilities:
        IORDY operation
        IORDY disabling
Device supports following standards:
ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4 
Command set support:
        NOP command
        READ BUFFER command
        WRITE BUFFER command
        Host Protected Area feature set
        look-ahead
        write cache
        Power Management feature set
        Security Mode feature set
        SMART feature set
        Advanced Power Management feature set
Command sets/features enabled:
        look-ahead
        write cache
        SMART feature set
        Advanced Power Management feature set

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Takahiro Kambe <taca@sky.yamashina.kyoto.jp>