diff --git a/utils/hd-idle/Makefile b/utils/hd-idle/Makefile
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+++ b/utils/hd-idle/Makefile
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=hd-idle
+PKG_VERSION:=1.04
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Lim Guo Wei <limguowei@gmail.com>
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILE:=
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)
+PKG_MD5SUM:=41e52e669fc59fa82ee0c2bcce1336d3
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/hd-idle
+  SECTION:=utils
+  CATEGORY:=Utilities
+  TITLE:=Another idle-daemon for attached hard drives
+  SUBMENU:=disc
+  URL:=http://hd-idle.sourceforge.net/
+endef
+
+define Package/hd-idle/description
+       hd-idle is a utility program for spinning-down external disks after a period of idle time.
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).c
+endef
+
+define Package/hd-idle/conffiles
+/etc/config/hd-idle
+endef
+
+define Package/hd-idle/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/$(PKG_NAME).config $(1)/etc/config/$(PKG_NAME)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/$(PKG_NAME).init $(1)/etc/init.d/$(PKG_NAME)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,hd-idle))
diff --git a/utils/hd-idle/files/hd-idle.config b/utils/hd-idle/files/hd-idle.config
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+++ b/utils/hd-idle/files/hd-idle.config
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+config 'hd-idle'
+	option 'disk' 'sda'
+	option 'enabled' '0'
+	option 'idle_time_unit' 'minutes'
+	option 'idle_time_interval' '10'
diff --git a/utils/hd-idle/files/hd-idle.init b/utils/hd-idle/files/hd-idle.init
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index 000000000..b8ce5cf07
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+++ b/utils/hd-idle/files/hd-idle.init
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+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2011 OpenWrt.org
+
+START=50
+
+append_bool() {
+	local section="$1"
+	local option="$2"
+	local value="$3"
+	local _val
+	config_get_bool _val "$section" "$option" '0'
+	[ "$_val" -gt 0 ] && append args "$3"
+}
+
+append_string() {
+	local section="$1"
+	local option="$2"
+	local value="$3"
+	local _val
+	config_get _val "$section" "$option"
+	[ -n "$_val" ] && append args "$3 $_val"
+}
+
+compute_seconds() {
+	local interval="$1"
+	local unit="$2"
+
+	if [ -z "$interval" ]
+	then
+		interval=10
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "$unit" ]
+	then
+		unit="minutes"
+	fi
+
+	# compute interval in seconds
+	case "$unit" in
+		"days" )
+			interval_seconds=$(($interval*60*60*24))
+			;;
+		"hours" )
+			interval_seconds=$(($interval*60*60))
+			;;
+		"minutes" )
+			interval_seconds=$(($interval*60))
+			;;
+		"seconds" )
+			interval_seconds=$interval
+			;;
+		* )
+			# default is minutes
+			interval_seconds=$(($interval*60))
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	echo $interval_seconds
+}
+
+start_service() {
+	local section="$1"
+	args=""
+	config_get "interval" "$section" "idle_time_interval"
+	config_get "unit" "$section" "idle_time_unit"
+	append_string "$section" "disk" "-a"
+	config_get_bool "enabled" "$section" "enabled" '1'
+	[ "$enabled" -gt 0 ] || return 1
+	service_start /usr/bin/hd-idle $args -i "$(compute_seconds $interval $unit)"
+}
+
+start() {
+	config_load "hd-idle"
+	config_foreach start_service "hd-idle"
+}
+
+stop() {
+	service_stop /usr/bin/hd-idle
+}