Ivan N. Zlatev wrote: > I am having frequent head unloads on a Dell Vostro 1400 laptop with a > Seagate HDD. As explained on the Wiki[1] I am attaching for you the > output of: > > * hdparm -I > * dmidecode > * smartctl --all (in addition) > > I hope this information is useful for you. > > I am currently using a workaround to prevent the unloads as described > here - http://en.opensuse.org/Disk_Power_Management . > > [1] > http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues#Drives_which_perform_frequent_head_unloads_under_Linux Can you please test the attached storage-fixup.conf? If you're on suse, just do "zypper install storage-fixup" and replace /etc/storage-fixup.conf with the attached file, remove the manual workaround and see whether the problem is gone. Thanks. -- tejun
# # /etc/storage-fixup.conf - Configuration file for storage-fixup # # Blank lines and lines starting with # are ignored. Please read # comment at the top of storage-fixup for more information. # # Drive model patterns are generalized to cover drives from the same # family. Drive manufacturers usually have datasheets or web pages # listing all models of the same family. # # The DMI part is difficult to generalize as there's no such # information. We'll have to generalize as we collect entries. # # If you have a harddrive which does crazy unloading but not listed # here, please write to linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with the outputs of # "dmidecode" and "hdparm -I DRIVE" attached. On a laptop the DRIVE # is usually /dev/sda. # # Reported drive model: Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00 rule tp-t60 dmi system-manufacturer LENOVO dmi system-product-name 1952W5R dmi system-version ThinkPad T60 ata model Hitachi HTS7220*K9*A* act hdparm -B 255 $DEV # Reported drive model: SAMSUNG HM250JI rule hp-dv6500 dmi system-manufacturer Hewlett-Packard dmi system-product-name HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC dmi system-version Rev 1 ata model SAMSUNG HM*I act hdparm -B 255 $DEV # Reported drive model: ST9100824AS rule dell-e1505 dmi system-manufacturer Dell Inc. dmi system-product-name MM061 ata model ST9*AS act hdparm -B 255 $DEV # Reported drive model: ST9120822AS rule dell-Vostro-1400 dmi system-manufacturer Dell Inc. dmi system-product-name Vostro 1400 ata model ST9*AS act hdparm -B 255 $DEV
