[xubuntu-users] 18.04 destroying my M.2 SSD

[Matti Pulkkinen]

I can't say I have a solution for you, but just out of curiosity, have
you tried actually installing another distro on that machine, and seeing
if the issue reoccurs? Might be a start to finding what causes the problem.

Terveisin/With Regards,
- Matti Pulkkinen

don subscribe kirjoitti 14.06.2018 klo 15:53:
> When Xubuntu became available as download from xubuntu.org I installed
> it to a new Asus motherboard with Samsung 250Gb M.2 960 evo SSD.  The
> usb install took < 3.5 minutes.  Additional installs included i386 libs
> for my backup software and openssh-client/server, iotop.  I only have a
> basic xubuntu install. 
> 
> My hdd light never stops blinking with activity, every 2 sec.  I logged
> disk io with iotop for as much as 12 hours.  I was alarmed to see that
> fstrim -av after 12 hours shows 211 Gb trimmed.  I wonder how long this
> SSD will survive in that box?
> 
> iotop shows r/w/ [jbd2/nvme0n1p2-] which is journaling for ext4 for
> 08:50:21, 08:50:27, 08:50:33, . . .n with imbeded kworker threads during
> these times, which show 0.0/Bps.
> 
> I have reached the end of the internet in searches to solve this
> problem.  I have searched at least 3 days/wk for the last month for
> solutions & have tried some to no avail.  I have been an avid Xubuntu
> user since 2006 and now have 5 Xubuntu boxes here.  When new LTS
> releases are introduced I use Aptik to perform clean installs on all my
> computers.
> 
> It pains me now to look for another Linux distribution, but this is
> where I am at this point in time.
> (I may try format to ext3 and install).  During my solution searches,
> this problem arises back to Ubuntu 10.
> 
> Any Ideas?
> 
> Note: Installing 16.04 has same results on that box.
> Samsung 960 evo was updated w/latest firmware which was already intalled.
> I am writing this email on Asus M.2 box with an older motherboard and
> M.2 SSD which has NO blinking hdd.  (imagine that! go figure)?
> 
>