[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-04-29 Thread Beads
^ I agree, it is a problem that can/should be solved by the Ubuntu team, whether they caused it or not. Even if it wasn't their fault, they should still fix it because it would make Ubuntu much more credible. (But I very much suspect that it is their fault) As much as I appreciate Ubuntu for intr

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-04-29 Thread Beads
^ I agree, it is a problem that can/should be solved by the Ubuntu team, whether they caused it or not. Even if it wasn't their fault, they should still fix it because it would make Ubuntu much more credible. (But I very much suspect that it is their fault) As much as I appreciate Ubuntu for intr

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-02-06 Thread Beads
I cannot believe the lack of attention that this bug is getting. I would try to fix it, but I'm still a noob. I used several different fixes, and my HD either overheats or the load cycle doesn't slow down. I think that if no progress in made by release 8.04, I'm either going to search for another d

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-02-06 Thread Beads
Sorry, it wasn't meant as a threat. I do see plenty of work here on the issue, but I was under the impression that there was little work going into Canonical releasing 8.04 "pre-fixed" and that for a while it was dismissed as being due to the settings in the Bios or something. Once again, I apolo

[Bug 454301] Re: warning given about disk health due to smart not being enabled

2009-11-02 Thread Beads
I am getting the same thing on my EeePC 701 4GB with standard desktop Ubuntu 9.10. -- warning given about disk health due to smart not being enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454301 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -