Parking head of HDD problem!

Izzael · 2010-05-26 08:21:43

Hello everyone,

I have problem with my HDD in laptop ACER Timeline T3810. That problem is often parking head of HDD ( 20x per 1min. ). I have tried any solutions with hdparm -B 254/255 a this solution dont work in arch. It is interesting this solution works in debian/ubuntu distros, but I want to use archlinux. Do you have any helps how that problem solve? P.S. - sorry for my bad english.

TigTex · 2010-05-26 08:35:12

Try to use hirens boot cd (google it), boot from it and select the right software for your harddisk manufacturer (for example hitachi) in "hard disk tools", and set the APM feature there. It's better than using hdparm every boot.

Last edited by TigTex (2010-05-26 08:35:37)

ijanos · 2010-05-26 09:10:08

Izzael wrote:

Hello everyone,
I have problem with my HDD in laptop ACER Timeline T3810. That problem is often parking head of HDD ( 20x per 1min. ). I have tried any solutions with hdparm -B 254/255 a this solution dont work in arch. It is interesting this solution works in debian/ubuntu distros, but I want to use archlinux. Do you have any helps how that problem solve? P.S. - sorry for my bad english.

Try lower values 253 or 250. I had the same issue with my previous laptop and hdparm -B worked fine. Are you sure you are running it as root and run it at every boot?

Izzael · 2010-05-26 11:49:09

Ive tried set value 253 and it is better (hdd is parking 1per/1min), but when I use laptot on battery so its 20per/1min. Any solutions?

ijanos · 2010-05-26 11:55:50

Izzael wrote:

Ive tried set value 253 and it is better (hdd is parking 1per/1min), but when I use laptot on battery so its 20per/1min. Any solutions?

Do you use laptop mode tools (are you running laptop-mode daemon?) If yes than stop it and see what happens.

Izzael · 2010-07-22 13:28:57

Hi, i have still problem with head parking of hdd. If I use laptop on power its perfect, but when I use battery mode so its wrong (6 per minute). Laptop-mode daemon dont use. Any solutions?

Vamp898 · 2010-07-22 14:43:39

This is the 300 thread about that problem. I will solve it the last time!!!

touch /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive

and my hdparm rc-skript

#!/bin/bash

. /etc/rc.conf
. /etc/rc.d/functions

case "$1" in
        start)
        stat_busy "Setup HDParm"
        hdparm -q -B 192 /dev/sda
        hdparm -q -B 192 /dev/sda1
        add_daemon hdparm
        stat_done
        ;;
        stop)
        stat_busy "Unset HDParm"
        hdparm -q -B 128 /dev/sda
        hdparm -q -B 128 /dev/sda1
        rm_daemon hdparm
        stat_done
        ;;
        restart)
        stat_busy "Unset HDParm"         
        hdparm -q -B 128 /dev/sda
        hdparm -q -B 128 /dev/sda1
        rm_daemon hdparm
        stat_done
        stat_busy "Setup HDParm"
        hdparm -q -B 192 /dev/sda
        hdparm -q -B 192 /dev/sda1
        add_daemon hdparm
        stat_done
        ;;
esac

wonder · 2010-07-22 14:55:14

@Vamp898 or use storage-fixup package

Izzael · 2010-07-23 08:06:33

Storage-fixup packages does not work. I have other type of notebook/hdd ( in storage-fixup.conf is not written). I want to try solution by Vamp898 I dont understand solution. Im a novice in Linux (arch). I need your help. you can write instruction?
1. touch /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive
2. insert hdparm rc-script to /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive
3. ./harddrive
4. it is all?

Vamp898 · 2010-07-23 16:56:35

the hdparm rc-script you have to insert to /etc/rc.d

touch /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive overwrites every existing setting out there. So you harddisk will stay on "Hardware default" and so always at 128

my rc-script, which you have to put to /etc/rc.d and then to /etc/rc.conf --> DAEMONS=() desharps 128 to 192 so you harddisk still park (only the head of the disk, the harddisk itself will always spin and spin and spin^^) sometimes to prevent overheat and power-wasting but not that much that it gets broken or things like that

/etc/pm/power.d/harddrive will stay a clean file all the time

oh and maybe to that too

chmod a-x /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive

just to make 100% sure

so

1. touch /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive
2. chmod a-x /etc/pm/power.d/harddrive
3. create /etc/rc.d/hdparm and insert my rc-script to that
3.1 chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/hdparm
4. add hdparm to DAEMONS=() in /etc/rc.conf
5. start the rc-script the first time by hand
6. be lucky
7. meet a wife
8. plant a tree
9. build a house
10. donate to greenpeace

Last edited by Vamp898 (2010-07-23 17:02:25)

Shark · 2011-03-01 01:01:19

@Vamp898
When you had written in the script /dev/sda1, did you mean /dev/sda?

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#1 2010-05-26 08:21:43

Parking head of HDD problem!

#2 2010-05-26 08:35:12

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