Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive

[Josh Metzler <joshdeb@metzlers.org>]

On Wednesday 05 October 2005 09:06 am, Christopher Martin wrote:
> On October 5, 2005 08:19, Josh Metzler wrote:
> > On Wednesday 05 October 2005 03:11 am, Anders Bergström wrote:
> > > Package: kdelibs4c2
> > > Version: 4:3.4.2-4
> > > Severity: normal
> > >
> > > My harddrive constantly flashes after starting KDE. I suspect
> > > KDirWatch is polling. This does not happen with my self-compiled 3.5
> > > beta. I've tried both gamin and libfam but it has not helped.
> >
> > I want to confirm that I also have noticed my harddrive activity light
> > constantly flashing since upgrading to kde 3.4.  It did not do so with
> > kde 3.3.2.
>
> I can't confirm this on my system, oddly enough. In theory, KDE should
> use famd/gamin if installed, and if not dnotify, and if that isn't
> available polling. What does removing both the gamin and fam (not libfam)
> packages, then restarting, accomplish? I don't suppose trying the latest
> 2.6.12 kernel would make a difference? Also worth trying would be
> stopping the KDED Media Manager, in the Control Centre's Service Manager
> (though it is for removable media...).

Thanks, stopping the KDED Media Manager fixed it, and as I rarely use 
removable media anyway, this is fine for me.

I don't have fam or gamin installed (just libfam0).  And, my kernel is a 
debian 2.6.9.  If I upgrade my kernel again someday, I'll try turning the 
Media Manager back on and see if it still polls the disk.

Josh