diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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+hdparm-3.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/hdparm.spec b/hdparm.spec
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+Summary: A utility for displaying and/or setting hard disk parameters.
+Name: hdparm
+Version: 3.9
+Release: 6
+Copyright: distributable
+Group: Applications/System
+Source: ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/hardware/hdparm-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source1: hdparm-sysconfig
+Patch0: hdparm-3.3.sparc.patch
+Patch1: hdparm-3.9-kernel23.patch
+Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+
+%description
+Hdparm is a useful system utility for setting (E)IDE hard drive
+parameters.  For example, hdparm can be used to tweak hard drive
+performance and to spin down hard drives for power conservation.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .sparc
+%patch1 -p1 -b .kernel23
+
+%build
+perl -pi -e "s,-O2,$RPM_OPT_FLAGS,g" Makefile
+make
+
+%install
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/doc
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man8
+install -c -s -m 755 hdparm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/hdparm
+install -c -m 644 hdparm.8 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man8
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/sysconfig
+install -m 644 %SOURCE1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/sysconfig/harddisks
+
+%clean
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%doc hdparm-3.9.lsm Changelog
+%config /etc/sysconfig/harddisks
+/sbin/hdparm
+%{_mandir}/man8/hdparm.8*
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Jul 19 2000 Bernhard Rosenkränzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- disable readahead (#14268)
+- add comment in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks about possible extra parameters
+
+* Thu Jul 13 2000 Prospector <bugzilla@redhat.com>
+- automatic rebuild
+
+* Wed Jul 12 2000 Trond Eivind Glomsrød <teg@redhat.com>
+- disable 32 bit interfacing (#13730)
+
+* Tue Jun 27 2000 Trond Eivind Glomsrød <teg@redhat.com>
+- use %%{_tmppath}
+- add /etc/sysconfig/harddisks, a new file for hardisk 
+  optimization parameters
+
+* Mon Jun 18 2000 Bernhard Rosenkränzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- FHSify
+
+* Sun Apr  9 2000 Bernhard Rosenkränzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- Fix compilation with kernel 2.3.*
+
+* Thu Feb 17 2000 Bernhard Rosenkränzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- 3.9
+- handle RPM_OPT_FLAGS
+
+* Thu Feb 17 2000 Bernhard Rosenkränzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- Use O_NONBLOCK when opening devices so we can manipulate CD-ROM drives
+  with no media inserted, even when running a current kernel (Bug #6457)
+
+* Sat Feb  5 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
+- build as non-root user (#6458)
+
+* Fri Feb  4 2000 Bernhard Rosenkränzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- deal with RPM compressing man pages
+
+* Fri Nov 19 1999 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero@redhat.com>
+- 3.6
+
+* Thu Aug 12 1999 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
+- version 3.5
+
+* Wed Mar 24 1999 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
+- added patches from UP
+
+* Sun Mar 21 1999 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> 
+- auto rebuild in the new build environment (release 4)
+
+* Tue Dec 29 1998 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
+- build for 6.0
+
+* Fri Apr 24 1998 Prospector System <bugs@redhat.com>
+- translations modified for de, fr, tr
+
+* Wed Apr 08 1998 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
+- updated to 3.3
+- build rooted
+
+* Fri Oct 31 1997 Donnie Barnes <djb@redhat.com>
+- fixed spelling error in summary
+
+* Mon Jun 02 1997 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
+- built against glibc
+
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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+e0acf444f8d2fff2cb83cf080e1115e1  hdparm-3.9.tar.gz