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DateFri, 20 Apr 2007 08:15:15 -0400
FromStephen Clark <>
SubjectRe: Loud "pop" coming from hard drive on reboot
Chuck Ebbert wrote:

>Stephen Clark wrote:
>
>
>>Mark Lord wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Mark Lord wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>With the patch applied, I don't see *any* new activity in those
>>>>S.M.A.R.T.
>>>>attributes over multiple hibernates (Linux "suspend-to-disk").
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Scratch that -- operator failure. ;)
>>>The patch makes no difference over hibernates in the SMART logs.
>>>
>>>It's still logging extra Power-Off_Retract_Count pegs,
>>>which it DID NOT USED TO DO not so long ago.
>>>
>>>Now I'll poke at the shutdown again.
>>>
>>>Meanwhile, Stephen: Could you try without this line in the patched file:
>>>
>>> case ATA_16:
>>>+ dev->needs_sync_cache = 1;
>>>
>>>Ie. comment out that last "dev->needs_sync_cache" line.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>No joy - even with that line commented out I get a click and my
>>Power-Off_Retract_Count has incremented.
>>
>>
>>
>
>I found a solution of sorts on Fedora 6:
>
>
>Edit /etc/rc0.d/S01halt, changing the third-from-last line so it reads:
>
>HALTARGS="-d -h -n"
>
>Then use the halt(8) command to shut down and turn off the power manually.
>No click and the "retract" counter does not increment. (Even this procedure
>incremented the counter until I changed the script.)
>
>Seems safe, using the IDE drivers, since they sync the cache anyway.
>
>
>
>
Hi Chuck,

I got a chance to try this and it works for me also. No pop and my
retract counter does not increment.

Steve

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