On 6 December 2012 17:05, G. Schlisio <g.schlisio@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am 06.12.2012 21:07, schrieb Jonathan Steel: > > On Thu, Dec 06, 2012 at 10:59:27AM +0100, G. Schlisio wrote: >> >>> after updating my laptop today [0] (no testing enabled) i notice >>>> that my harddisk keeps spinning down and up every 10 seconds or >>>> so. >>>> might this be related to the update or where can i stop this? >>>> >>> somehow it resolved itself today. now hdd is running continuously again. >>> >> If it happens again, you can check this with: >> >> hdparm -B /dev/sdx >> >> If it's spinning down too often, try: >> >> hdparm -B 254 /dev/sdx >> >> thank you for your advice. > hdparm -B /device returns 254 to me now, thats quire expected, because now > everything works fine. > > i wonder, how/whether it could have been altered yesterday. > do programs like powertop touch those values? > If you are messing around with powertop, yes I think that could have been it. Usually powertop can adjust hd settings
