From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751709AbXDOJhy (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:37:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751473AbXDOJhh (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:37:37 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:1078 "EHLO spitz.ucw.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752851AbXDOJhX (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:37:23 -0400 Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:52:56 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Chuck Ebbert Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz , linux-kernel , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Loud "pop" coming from hard drive on reboot Message-ID: <20070414105255.GB9157@ucw.cz> References: <461D4E2C.6000704@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <461D4E2C.6000704@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > When I reboot my notebook, it powers off and powers back on. > On poweroff a loud snapping noise seems to be coming from the > hard drive. Today I noticed there is no "shutdown: hda" on > the console when I reboot. Whne I do a normal poweroff the > message is displayed and there is no noise. Should the IDE > code be changed so it always shuts down the drive? Well... most machines have reboot handling where they do not cut power to disk drive. That means that shutting down their hdds would unneccessarily wear their drives. ...while we unneccessarily wear *your* drive :-(. How common are notebooks that cut power to disks during reboot? -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html