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[Peter Goulden <petubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The SMART Data & Self-Tests On/Off toggle control can be used to disable
SMART data collection for the disk. It works for the duration of the
session but it is always re-enabled after a reboot.

I don't know whether the problem affects all disk types but it has
certainly been an issue for my Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 for the last few
versions of Linux Mint, at least as far back as Mint 16 and up to the
present. I presume it must exist in standard Ubuntu versions too.

Background, possibly irrelevant, justification information:

The disk in question is relatively noisy and produces heat. It is only
used for occasional backups. I would like it spun down most of the time.
For my disk the APM spin down is prevented from working by the SMART
data collection. This is why I want to disable SMART.

I believe the problem of SMART data collection preventing spin-down is
an issue that only affects certain models of drive. It's something I
looked at over a year ago and my memory is a bit rusty. I do remember
coming to the conclusion that disabling SMART was the only viable work-
around for my system.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.10.0-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-38.52~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt10
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Sat Nov  7 11:28:56 2015
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-disks
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-31 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" - Release amd64 20150627
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug rafaela third-party-packages

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514064

Title:
  SMART Data & Self-Tests Re-Enabled After Reboot

Status in gnome-disk-utility package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The SMART Data & Self-Tests On/Off toggle control can be used to
  disable SMART data collection for the disk. It works for the duration
  of the session but it is always re-enabled after a reboot.

  I don't know whether the problem affects all disk types but it has
  certainly been an issue for my Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 for the last
  few versions of Linux Mint, at least as far back as Mint 16 and up to
  the present. I presume it must exist in standard Ubuntu versions too.

  Background, possibly irrelevant, justification information:

  The disk in question is relatively noisy and produces heat. It is only
  used for occasional backups. I would like it spun down most of the
  time. For my disk the APM spin down is prevented from working by the
  SMART data collection. This is why I want to disable SMART.

  I believe the problem of SMART data collection preventing spin-down is
  an issue that only affects certain models of drive. It's something I
  looked at over a year ago and my memory is a bit rusty. I do remember
  coming to the conclusion that disabling SMART was the only viable
  work-around for my system.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.10.0-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-38.52~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt10
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
  Date: Sat Nov  7 11:28:56 2015
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-disks
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-31 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" - Release amd64 20150627
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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