I can't say I have a solution for you, but just out of curiosity, have you tried actually installing another distro on that machine, and seeing if the issue reoccurs? Might be a start to finding what causes the problem.
Terveisin/With Regards, - Matti Pulkkinen don subscribe kirjoitti 14.06.2018 klo 15:53: > When Xubuntu became available as download from xubuntu.org I installed > it to a new Asus motherboard with Samsung 250Gb M.2 960 evo SSD. The > usb install took < 3.5 minutes. Additional installs included i386 libs > for my backup software and openssh-client/server, iotop. I only have a > basic xubuntu install. > > My hdd light never stops blinking with activity, every 2 sec. I logged > disk io with iotop for as much as 12 hours. I was alarmed to see that > fstrim -av after 12 hours shows 211 Gb trimmed. I wonder how long this > SSD will survive in that box? > > iotop shows r/w/ [jbd2/nvme0n1p2-] which is journaling for ext4 for > 08:50:21, 08:50:27, 08:50:33, . . .n with imbeded kworker threads during > these times, which show 0.0/Bps. > > I have reached the end of the internet in searches to solve this > problem. I have searched at least 3 days/wk for the last month for > solutions & have tried some to no avail. I have been an avid Xubuntu > user since 2006 and now have 5 Xubuntu boxes here. When new LTS > releases are introduced I use Aptik to perform clean installs on all my > computers. > > It pains me now to look for another Linux distribution, but this is > where I am at this point in time. > (I may try format to ext3 and install). During my solution searches, > this problem arises back to Ubuntu 10. > > Any Ideas? > > Note: Installing 16.04 has same results on that box. > Samsung 960 evo was updated w/latest firmware which was already intalled. > I am writing this email on Asus M.2 box with an older motherboard and > M.2 SSD which has NO blinking hdd. (imagine that! go figure)? > > -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
