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Message #96847
[Bug 117713] Re: WD external drives need to be spun down, "sdparm --command=stop" doesn't work any more
I am not currently using Kubuntu but Linux Mint 17 - safe removal, using the device notifier (plasma desktop), still does not spin down removable drives. udisks --detach /dev/sdb does still work though
Just installing apport and will run it once done
** Tags added: apport-collected qiana
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117713
Title:
WD external drives need to be spun down, "sdparm --command=stop"
doesn't work any more
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Try to dismount a USB external Western digital passport harddrive , it
will be ok but the cylinders will be still rotating , then if you
unplug your hardrrive it'll do a strange noise like a violent hard
drive parking. ( in Microsoft windows the eject the device safely
option stop the heads ) at the moment the only solution to stop
properly the hard drive is tu use sdparm , here is the script :
#!/bin/sh
WD=/dev/sdb1
sudo umount $WD
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo Stopping heads
#Stop properly the heads and cylinders
sdparm --command=stop $WD
else
echo Unmount Failed !
fi
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