Bug#514025: [linux-image-2.6.26-1-686] ide hard drive spins down twice during suspend to ram

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 03:42:50PM +0100, Heiner Markert wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
> Version: 2.6.26-13
> Severity: normal
> 
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> When suspending my machine to ram using s2ram or "echo mem  
> > /sys/power/state", the kernel prints "suspending consoles" and the drive 
> spins down. Shortly after, it spins up again followed by an immediate 
> spin-down. Afterwards, the system is entering "switched off" into standby 
> mode.
> I think this spin-down-up-down cycle is unnecessary and will shorten the disks 
> lifetime.
> 

try to reproduce with 2.6.28 see trunk apt lines
-> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel

if you can reproduce sumit your report upstream and let us know
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernelReportingBugs

-- 
maks