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acpi-support package

  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #217

Comment 217 for bug 59695

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Bart Samwel (bart-samwel) wrote : Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

Lea Wiemann wrote:
> (I'm using Debian by the way, but from the other reports I've seen I
> believe I'm having the same problem that some Ubuntu users have.)

FYI: In Debian the hdparm -B 254 workaround has been included in
acpi-support (version 0.103-4). This'll at least keep the hard drives
alive until a better solution comes along.

Cheers,
Bart