Hi,
This problem really exist on Ubuntu 8.10 and it's even worse than earlier because some packages was updated to fix this problem, some system files works different than earlier to fix this problem and effect of this "fixes" is that people simly couldn't solve clicking their hard drives because scripts, ugly fixes and all simple methods not working with updated files of Ubuntu 8.10. People from Ubuntu could say: "So why people still edit those files if it's no effect with this problem". Because most of people tried to make it so easy as You discribed in: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement And still hear hard disk clicking. What schould They do? Install Windows to stop it or what? Instruction from PowerManagement link is: ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=true" in /etc/default/acpi-support and it's simply not working. This problem exists so long. There was so many ugly and simle fixes that could stop clicking but now non of them works because Canonical updates files to solve this problem and updates could not solve this problem and updates disabled almost every simle mathods to stop problem manually. Many new people hear recomendation of Ubuntu from other users. Finally install this system and one of first subject on every Ubuntu forums is "How to stop Ubuntu to kill your hard drive". For me is very bad recomendation. Could someone give me a link to original and clear: /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf Because aftes so many solutions I'm not sure about what is clear Ubuntu 8.10 configuration in this file. Thanks. -- Pozdrawiam Serdecznie. Łukasz Graczyk -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
