On a Thinkpad T42 with Samsung HD, the correct parameter is 254 and not 255. With 255, the load cycle increases almost every 4 or 5 seconds. With 254, it stopped. On a Gateway (not sure of the HD), 254 and 255 works. Had to change the laptop-mode.conf BATT_HD_POWERMGMT=254, LM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254, NOLM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254, also the power.sh which uses 255 as default for laptop mode enabled or disabled.
-- 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
