My hard disk spins up when you call hddtemp. Sorry to spoil the fun. Cheers!
# hdparm -C /dev/sda && hddtemp /dev/sda && hdparm -C /dev/sda /dev/sda: drive state is: standby /dev/sda: TOSHIBA MK8034GSX: 41°C /dev/sda: drive state is: active/idle -- 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 the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs