btrace howto : sudo aptitude install blktrace sudo mount -t debugfs none_debug /sys/kernel/debug sudo su echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/block_dump exit sudo /etc/init.d/sysklogd stop sudo btrace /dev/sda
open a second terminal and keep typing (can't this be done easier?) : dmesg once you are done : sudo su echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/block_dump sudo umount /sys/kernel/debug sudo /etc/init.d/sysklogd start -- Hard drive spindown should be configurable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/17216 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