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linux-source-2.6.20 package

hard drive makes loud noises

Bug #109781 reported by Andrew Bolin
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Medium
Brian Murray

Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20

After upgrading from edgy to feisty, my hard drive is now much louder when it is being accessed.
If I select the old (edgy) kernel on startup, it is quiet again. (I think the kernel versions are 2.6.20 and 2.6.17).
To try and describe the sound, I would say normally the hard drive makes a fairly dull sound when being accessed, but now it is a much louder, higher-pitched sound, more like what I remember the hard drive in my old 286 sounding like.

I do not think this is a duplicate of bug 67810 or 17878, becuase the noise is only present when I do something that makes the hard drive work hard.
For example, on startup or when opening F-Spot. Similar tasks under edgy were/are much quieter.

I'm using a SATA drive (Seagate ST3250823AS), on an nForce 4 motherboard, running the AMD64 version.

I have tried adding "noatime" to /etc/fstab, which didn't seem to make a difference.
It was also suggested I disable the swap partition, this also made no difference.

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Andrew Bolin (fivepointpalmexplodingheart) wrote :

Another user with similar hardware has reported that they are suffering the same problem
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=432472

Anyone got any ideas what could be going on here ?

Andrew Bolin (fivepointpalmexplodingheart)
Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Andrew Bolin (fivepointpalmexplodingheart) wrote :

I've updated to kernel version 2.6.20-16 and the problem is still happening.

Attached is my hwdb.xml file (online submit doesn't seem to be working), and the output from dmesg and lspci -vnn.

Is there anything else I can do to get some attention on this bug ?

Thanks...

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Andrew Bolin (fivepointpalmexplodingheart) wrote :
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Andrew Bolin (fivepointpalmexplodingheart) wrote :
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug does not meet the criteria for a stable release update and is being marked as Won't Fix for this particular version of the kernel. You can learn more about the stable release update process at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates .
However, the issue that you reported is one that should be possible to test with the live environment of the Desktop CD of the development release - Gutsy Gibbon. It would help us greatly if you could test with it so we can work on getting it fixed in the actively developed kernel. You can find out more about the development release at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ .
If you do decide to test with the development release of Ubuntu please comment on this bug report and include at least the minimal information requested at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies . Thanks again and we appreciate your help.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
assignee: nobody → brian-murray
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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