Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: smartmontools
I just found out that calling "smartctl" keeps my harddrive spinning
although this doesn't seem to be necessary. If my harddrive is in
standby...
$ hdparm -C /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc:
drive state is: standby
... then I can use "smartctl -A /dev/sdc" to read all the SMART
information without spinning up the disk (checked with "hdparm -C" after
using "smartctl").
However, if the disk is currently spinning (due to a read or write
access; "hdparm" say "active/idle") calling "smartctl" prevents the disk
from spinning down.
I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 with smartmontools 5.38-2ubuntu2.
** Affects: smartmontools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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smartctl keeps disk spinnning
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/399150
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