8.10 AMD64 Clean Install - Internal clicking noise
Bug #292460 reported by
Thy Quest
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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hdparm (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
After a clean install of Ubuntu 8.10 AMD 64 on a Thinkpad T61 CTO-7658, there is a constant internal clicking noise, which appears to be coming from the hard drive, at various intervals: 10 seconds, 20 seconds, etc...The problem does not appear if upgrading from 8.04 to 8.10.
affects: | ubuntu → hdparm (Ubuntu) |
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Comment:
I have a similar problem; I occasionally (every few minutes) hear a two-stage clicking noise "clack-click" that _might_ be the hard drive head parking/unparking.
If it is possible to somehow log this event we can confirm that it is indeed the head parking/unparking - how can we log this?
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System (hardware):
Make: Sony
Model: Vaio VGN-NS10J/S
Hard drive: SAMSUNG HM251JI (as listed by lshw)
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System (OS):
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), for AMD64.
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uname -a:
Linux newton 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 22:15:32 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux