Comment 748 for bug 59695

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.

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Pozdrawiam Serdecznie.

Łukasz Graczyk