I have enabled all options that You described. I have enabled all settings from:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement And: # # Idle timeout values. (hdparm -S) # Default is 2 hours on AC (NOLM_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=7200) and 20 seconds # for battery and for AC with laptop mode on. # LM_AC_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=7200 LM_BATT_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=300 NOLM_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=7200 # # Power management for HD (hdparm -B values) # BATT_HD_POWERMGMT=200 LM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=255 NOLM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=255 And I put this script: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12024037/90-hdparm.sh Into: sudo install 90-hdparm.sh /etc/acpi/resume.d/ sudo install 90-hdparm.sh /etc/acpi/start.d/ sudo install 90-hdparm.sh /etc/acpi/ac.d/ sudo install 90-hdparm.sh /etc/acpi/battery.d/ And I still got 6 load/unload hard drive cycles per minute! It's somethin different betwean 8.10 and 8.04! Under 8.04 I had only those scripts and load/unload was only on PowerOff. Help! 2008/11/2 Botond Szász <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > @SirLancelot: > > ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=true in /etc/default/acpi-support seems to work, my > load cycle counter doesn't increase any more. > > CONTROL_HD_POWERMGMT=1 in /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf was already > set in Intrepid, but you should take a look. > > After setting these a restart is required to apply. > > Hope it helps. It worked on my Inspiron 1525. > > -- > 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 direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Pozdrawiam Serdecznie. Łukasz Graczyk -- 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
