From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:28:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:28:08 -0400 Received: from fepout4.telus.net ([199.185.220.239]:53065 "EHLO priv-edtnes12-hme0.telusplanet.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:28:03 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: "Philip V. Neves" Organization: pneves@ragingguppy.com To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Possible problem with IDE device driver in kernel. Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 23:35:39 -0800 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <97010223353900.00997@rasputan> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I would like to report a bug that I've seen in a few linux kernels now. This may be a serious problem with the IDE controler software because it may cause a hard drive to ware out over a period of time. I've noticed for a long time that when linux is loaded the hard drive light on my computer goes on and stays on. It never turns off. If I boot with windows the light turns off. I think it may be the device driver that forgets to turn of the light. Could one of you please confirm if this is a problem with the kernel and get back to me if it is not. Thank you, Philip V. Neves