tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post3831393312871124364..comments2023-10-30T13:56:48.162+05:30Comments on Bot Cyborg: Linux Hard Disk Issue - Excessive Load_Cycle_CountSambithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10315454465933047223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post-85128215375537178952012-03-14T07:12:01.485+05:302012-03-14T07:12:01.485+05:30This happened to me once. It had come to worst suc...This happened to me once. It had come to worst such as access.error.sx and I had to change hard disks to Samsung for <a href="http://www.compu-stor.com.au/" rel="nofollow">document storage</a>.Daniel Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322107907096710168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post-57594133769728870192009-01-21T04:59:00.000+05:302009-01-21T04:59:00.000+05:30Hi, I was using Windows XP and the load-unload cyc...Hi, <BR/><BR/>I was using Windows XP and the load-unload cycle also increases a lot...<BR/><BR/>The drive is a Seagate Momentus 5400.3, <BR/><BR/>Is there any way to change the aggressive power saving mode to less aggressive mode in Windows environment?<BR/><BR/><BR/>I tried Windows Vista, the load-unload cycle growth is slowed down but sometimes still there is a sudden increase, something like 14 cycle in 16 minutes....<BR/><BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893997370254934757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post-22298075308335517672009-01-06T12:56:00.000+05:302009-01-06T12:56:00.000+05:30»Doesn't the hard drive killing bug only exist in ...»<I>Doesn't the hard drive killing bug only exist in laptop mode, though?</I><BR/>On the contrary the issue is more prominent if laptop mode is disabled. Laptop mode is enabled and properly configured tries to minimize disk usage to some extent.<BR/><BR/>»<I>How often does wpa supplicant log compared to the other tools?</I><BR/>It is quite random, but atleast one of these three - wpa-supplicant, gnome-do and gconf-d, will come alive every 10sec. All these three, comes up with almost equal frequency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post-9546722642424692422009-01-06T02:07:00.000+05:302009-01-06T02:07:00.000+05:30Doesn't the hard drive killing bug only exist in l...Doesn't the hard drive killing bug only exist in laptop mode, though?<BR/><BR/>How often does wpa supplicant log compared to the other tools? Surely there's a way to limit the amount that logs are written to the disk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post-65282457599899239042008-12-30T11:22:00.000+05:302008-12-30T11:22:00.000+05:30Well, I think there is a slight misconception here...Well, I think there is a slight misconception here. The excessive load cycle count is not because Ubuntu sets aggressive power management settings in the hard disk. The settings have been put there by the manufacturer, who perhaps thought a few minutes of battery life is preferred over the longevity of the disk. Now by default, Ubuntu doesn't override the settings of the manufacturer. Ubuntu can't be blamed entirely for this - it is not expected that the OS will have to override hardware manufacturer's power management settings, in order to save the hardware.<BR/>However, once the hard disk spins down, it is indeed the OS's responsibility to ensure that it holds back non-essential disk I/O requests as long as possible to prevent unnecessary spin-ups. Perhaps windows does this, helping windows to maintain a lower load cycle count. The laptop mode-tools, if counfigured properly also does the same job. Hence I feel, the laptop mode tools should be enabled by default in Ubuntu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372471714060702862.post-23924705982988536302008-12-29T21:02:00.000+05:302008-12-29T21:02:00.000+05:30My hard drive has 1.4 million load cycles after on...My hard drive has 1.4 million load cycles after only 2 years of use. In Windows, there is no problem. I am not very happy with Ubuntu. Interesting that a bug I reported as an annoyance might actually be part of the hardware-destroying problem: <BR/><BR/>https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/294190Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com