Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20
Very occasionally when running feisty, my hard disk drive will start
making a 'ticking' sound once every 5 seconds.
Rebooting usually stops it.
I can run for days without it happening, and then it will start,
apparently at random.
Once I rebooted to the grub screen and left it there, and the ticking
continued.
I use ext3 for everything. I guess grub uses the ext3 partition as
well, so maybe that's the common thing here. I realise the kernel isn't
running while grub is running, but ext3 seems to be part of the kernel
package, so I filed the bug against the kernel anyway.
I have never heard the ticking while running Windows on the same
machine, but I don't often run Windows.
A few months ago when I first heard the ticking, I ignored it. I didn't
reboot. The hard disk drive completely failed 24 hours later. Maybe
this is a coincidence.
I sent the laptop back for repair. They replaced the HDD, but I still
hear the ticking occasionally. Wary of causing another HDD crash I now
reboot as soon as I hear the ticking.
Please let me know if there's any command I can run to help debug this
the next time it happens.
** Affects: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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hdd 'ticks' every 5 seconds
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140924
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