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Eivuwan

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Registered: 2008-06-28

Posts: 30

Editing /etc/rc.local and /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf does not..

stop load_cycle_count creep.

Here are my codes for /etc/rc.local

#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/rc.local: Local multi-user startup script.
#
hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda
hdparm -M 128 /dev/sda

Here are the ones for /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf

CONTROL_HD_POWERMGMT=1


#
# Power management for HD (hdparm -B values)
#
BATT_HD_POWERMGMT=254
LM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254
NOLM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254

I tried changing the powermgmt values to 255 but it doesn't make a difference.

How important is the load cycle count anyway? Will my harddrive really have problems if I don't reduce the rate at which the count goes up? I don't like having a hot laptop.

Last edited by Eivuwan (2008-07-06 22:45:08)