As I understand it we can either wait for a new kernel or change away from ext4.
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Jaime Alberto Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm having the same problem on Debian testing/unstable: > > Linux 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Wed Aug 25 14:28:12 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux > > Is there any progress about this? > > The 2.6.35 kernel for Debian is currently in experimental and I don't > know where will it be upgraded to unstable. > > How can I stop my disks from spinning? I have LVM and, for luck, half of > my disks are free. Should I migrate my partitions to ext3? > > -- > jbd2 writing block every 5 - 10 seconds, preventing disk spin-down and making > noise > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607560 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > jbd2 writes blocks to the hard disk every 5 seconds. This makes an annoying > click/tick noise and prevents the disk from spinning down to conserve power. > jbd2 appears in logs as several entries like... > > Jul 19 21:35:45 edge kernel: [ 3312.913759] jbd2/sda5-8(350): WRITE block > 42280704 on sda5 > > ... and can be observed using iotop. Since the noise only occurs in Ubuntu > and not in Windows 7 it is probably a software problem. The excessive writes > may reduce the disk's lifespan. > > Other info... > * OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS > * Disk fomat: ext4 > * Kernel: 2.6.32-23-generic-pae > > Threads covering this problem > * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1489637 > * https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=692073 > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 > Package: linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic-pae 2.6.32-23.37 > Regression: No > Reproducible: No > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 > Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae i686 > AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. > Architecture: i386 > ArecordDevices: > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** > card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC0: rcx 2456 F.... pulseaudio > CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > Card0.Amixer.info: > Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0800000 irq 22' > Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVIBX' > Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,17aa21bc,00100004 > HDA:80862804,80860101,00100000' > Controls : 16 > Simple ctrls : 8 > Date: Mon Jul 19 23:24:03 2010 > Frequency: Every 5-10 seconds. > HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ae276af8-b805-466a-a688-8d175cd3f2d7 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) > MachineType: LENOVO 05782AU > ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae > root=UUID=01d19f79-8c81-4da6-949d-db8f4d85b84a ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > SHELL=/bin/bash > LANG=en_US.utf8 > RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1 > SourcePackage: linux > dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2010 > dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO > dmi.bios.version: 80ET37WW (1.14 ) > dmi.board.name: 05782AU > dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO > dmi.board.version: Not Available > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO > dmi.chassis.version: Not Available > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr80ET37WW(1.14):bd06/11/2010:svnLENOVO:pn05782AU:pvrThinkPadEdge:rvnLENOVO:rn05782AU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: > dmi.product.name: 05782AU > dmi.product.version: ThinkPad Edge > dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/607560/+subscribe > -- jbd2 writing block every 5 - 10 seconds, preventing disk spin-down and making noise https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607560 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
