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acpi-support package

  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #672

Comment 672 for bug 59695

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote : Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 08:23:35PM -0000, Ciso wrote:
> So to check if the patch works what I need?
> Only the "proposed" acpi-support package and to enable by hand the
> laptop-mode?

No. You need to install the -proposed acpi-support package and restart your
system for the changed settings to take effect. You should *not* need to
enable laptop-mode to see the effects of this bugfix.

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