[gentoo-user] HDD LED flashes constantly in X

[gentoo-user] HDD LED flashes constantly in X

[Bogo Mipps]

Ever since I emerged KDE 3.4 this week the LED for my HDD's have developed a 
regular 2 per second flash - while the system is sitting ostensibly idle.

Can't see anything significant in the way of processes (top & ps aux), and 
googling produces nothing similar anywhere.  

When I close X, the rhythmic beat of the LED stops!  Performance doesn't seem 
affected, but the thought of this constant churn disturbs me.

Any ideas appreciated.

Bogo   



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Re: [gentoo-user] HDD LED flashes constantly in X

[Benno Schulenberg]

Bogo Mipps wrote:
> Ever since I emerged KDE 3.4 this week the LED for my HDD's have
> developed a regular 2 per second flash - while the system is
> sitting ostensibly idle.

See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=2209780, quoting:

"""In the Control Center, under KDE Components -> Service Manager, 
untick the KDED Media Manager, Stop it, and Apply. That stops the 
blinking.

Then under Desktop -> Behavior -> Device Icons, untick the Show 
device icons, as otherwise upon the next login the Media Manager 
will be running again, even though it's unticked."""

Benno
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