I just (finally) upgraded to Intrepid on my IBM T41 laptop. I went like 10 minutes without any LOAD_CYCLE_COUNT increases, and thought this had actually been fixed. Then I checked again 5 minutes later and it jumped up by 17. Now I'm looking at a steady 3-4 load cycles per minute on battery, and about the same on AC power.
I guess Ubuntu still hasn't included the Debian fix? Is testing still inconclusive on that? I've been using the fixes listed here for almost a year and haven't noticed any over heating. I think it's time to include this fix. IMO, hard drives are more likely to be harmed by excessive load cycling than by the extra 1 degree of heat or anything else. Also, it looks like my heads are only staying parked for a few seconds at most. What are the chances that my hard drive (A) will actually be parked if drop my laptop or (B) be protected even if it is parked? -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
