can't stop spinnig down hdd on battery

Bug #608982 reported by penalizacja
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Bug Description

system:Ubuntu 10.04 hardware: HP Pavilion dv5 1160ew
On battery power mode Ubuntu keeps spining down hdd, even when option in power management preferences is switched off.
According to smartctl 3-4 spin off every 5 minutes.

Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Opinion
status: Opinion → Confirmed
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Achim (achimtrf-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

i don't have an HP. But since natty one hdd gets spinned up and down in random timing. Not only that - the system hangs in most cases. Only the cursor is movable - everything else is dead.

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