Thanks for your report. Your idea might get more attention and have the possibility of being implemented if you submit a specification for it. First check whether the idea is already registered https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+specs, and if so, contact the specification's drafter about your ideas. Otherwise, you can start writing a spec yourself. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeatureSpecifications.
There is already a wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDownUnder/BOFs/SMARTMonitoring related to your proposal. ** Changed in: smartmontools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Ubuntu should detect and prevent boot failures https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs