Clément Léger, thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Intrepid reached EOL on April 30, 2010. See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
Is this still and issue in a supported release? If so, could you please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal: apport-collect 117713 ** Attachment removed: "bug-thunar.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/117713/+attachment/298056/+files/bug-thunar.png ** Attachment removed: "lsusb -v output for the external disk/enclosure" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/117713/+attachment/1065047/+files/lsusb-v.txt ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117713 Title: WD external drives need to be spun down, "sdparm --command=stop" doesn't work any more Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Try to dismount a USB external Western digital passport harddrive , it will be ok but the cylinders will be still rotating , then if you unplug your hardrrive it'll do a strange noise like a violent hard drive parking. ( in Microsoft windows the eject the device safely option stop the heads ) at the moment the only solution to stop properly the hard drive is tu use sdparm , here is the script : #!/bin/sh WD=/dev/sdb1 sudo umount $WD if [ $? -eq 0 ] then echo Stopping heads #Stop properly the heads and cylinders sdparm --command=stop $WD else echo Unmount Failed ! fi To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/117713/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
