On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 08:35:10PM +0200, Bart Samwel wrote: > Marc Haber wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 04:45:23PM +0200, Bart Samwel wrote: > >> Marc Haber wrote: > >>> Why is laptop-mode-tools trying to remount the file > >>> systems in the first place? > >> Let me try to explain. Ext3 file systems (and some other journalling > >> file systems) write to disc periodically, to flush its journal > >> transactions. When laptop mode is enabled, laptop mode tools must tweak > >> the mount options for ext3 to make the flush intervals larger, so that > >> the disc doesn't spin up every 30 seconds. At resume time, some of the > >> settings are forgotten by the hardware and/or the kernel, so laptop mode > >> tools has to forcibly reapply all settings, including the mount options. > > > > Can this behavior of laptop-mode-tools be disabled by configuration? > > Well, you can set CONTROL_MOUNT_OPTIONS to 0 in laptop-mode.conf. But > that does mean that laptop mode won't work anymore. If you're going to > do that, you might as well uninstall it...
So this option will completely disable all features of laptop-mode, not only the remount upon power loss? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
