-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > I'm trying to use laptop_mode to get my disks to stay down to save > energy in kernel 2.6.7. I used the script from kernel 2.6.7, put it in > sbin. I also compiled the monitor in laptop_mode.txt too. When I run > laptop_mode it doesn't seem to help much with the disks. What's the > problem? <snipp> > Using the bit block that reports to dmesg I get kjournald as the process > that's dirtying the node.
What filesystems are you using? Please attach the output from mount before and after running the laptop-mode script. When the script runs it should change the commit-time of the filesystem to something large, to prevent kjournald to flush the journal every couple of seconds. /B - -- * GPG-Key: http://evil.gnarf.org/mrbk.pgp A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text? - -- http://www.i-hate-computers.demon.co.uk/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA97jLWYjaxM2wIe4RAoeNAKCCMPKFfGXvYm4ZT6lWLGjEMwgllgCcC3tD q9Ql5SsRLxNlRS9Xyl7EIgw= =IkDN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
