[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

ethanay ethan.y.us at gmail.com
Mon May 12 23:01:34 UTC 2008


my laptop is running extremely well with Ubuntu after some configuration
(and a lot of learning on my part). but this isn't a "windows vs linux"
thread.

for people without heat problems, the ugly fixes for /etc/pm/*.d/ or
/etc/acpi/*.d/ will work just fine.  However, for people who have heat
problems or require shock protection, the solution is much more
complicated.  furthermore, a solution for everyone is the most
complicated, because it has to take into account both of the previous.

like someone else has pointed out, an ugly fix such as hdparm -B 254 is
NOT a viable fix for Canonical to release for everyone because some
people are dealing with excessive heat problems.  This means that they
have to work much harder to develop a more sophisticated solution to the
problem that will be OK for everyone:  appropriate apm settings for both
unoptimized hdd i/o and also settings to optimize hdd i/o to allow for
aggressive apm.  given the complex software environment that this
situation exists in, that takes time to develop and test.

however, i agree with others pointing out that it seems communication
from Canonical to the general user population on this issue has been
extremely lacking.  that seems to me to be the bigger issue that this
bug has exposed.  either this is a fluke, or Canonical needs to use a
more effective communications model in order to get messages out to the
general user base.

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High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime
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