just installed Kubuntu 15.10 this bug is still present udisksctl power-off -b /dev/sdg will do as expected and spin a drive down
Status was incomplete and now expired. What further info is needed to confirm this bug after being around for at least 7 or so years? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117713 Title: WD external drives need to be spun down, "sdparm --command=stop" doesn't work any more Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Try to dismount a USB external Western digital passport harddrive , it will be ok but the cylinders will be still rotating , then if you unplug your hardrrive it'll do a strange noise like a violent hard drive parking. ( in Microsoft windows the eject the device safely option stop the heads ) at the moment the only solution to stop properly the hard drive is tu use sdparm , here is the script : #!/bin/sh WD=/dev/sdb1 sudo umount $WD if [ $? -eq 0 ] then echo Stopping heads #Stop properly the heads and cylinders sdparm --command=stop $WD else echo Unmount Failed ! fi To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/117713/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
