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[Bug 1350620] Re: [Lenovo Thinkpad X230] Rapidly increasing Load_Cycle_Count on battery
Casey Marshall, could you please test the latest upstream kernel available from the very top line at the top of the page (not the daily folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER
where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example:
kernel-fixed-upstream-3.16-rc7
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If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
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Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's
Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your
understanding.
** Tags removed: bios-outdated-2.61
** Tags added: latest-bios-2.61
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Title:
[Lenovo Thinkpad X230] Rapidly increasing Load_Cycle_Count on battery
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
When running my Thinkpad x230 on battery, the Load_Cycle_Count
increases at a high rate: about 10-15 load cycles per minute. I
discovered this issue in a quiet room, where I could hear the clicks
(or "death rattle", as I've come to think of them).
The following commands will stop the load cycle problem:
sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda
sudo hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda
However, it is difficult to keep the system from reverting back to the
load cycle problem.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Boot the laptop on AC, then unplug the power. In a quiet room, you can hear the clicks begin soon after you unplug.
2. Boot the laptop on battery. Even with "apm = 255" uncommented in /etc/hdparm.conf, the laptop will burn through the load cycles until I manually perform the hdparm command.
I had limited results with an upstart job that did the hdparm command
-- but it wasn't a complete, reliable solution. It didn't catch the
AC-to-battery power transition, for example.
As a result of this issue, my hard drive is probably going to meet an
early demise:
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0012 090 090 000 Old_age
Always - 107908
Please help-
Casey
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic 3.13.0-32.57 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: cmars 2565 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Jul 30 19:00:13 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-29 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
MachineType: LENOVO 2306CTO
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=fac0754b-bf8e-424a-9485-c1ea9825152f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-32-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-32-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.127.5
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: G2ET95WW (2.55 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 2306CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Defined
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG2ET95WW(2.55):bd07/09/2013:svnLENOVO:pn2306CTO:pvrThinkPadX230:rvnLENOVO:rn2306CTO:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2306CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
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