[gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Michael Sullivan]

Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...

Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Justin]

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Michael Sullivan schrieb:
> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...
>
>
>   
sys-process/iotop

or

sys-process/latencytop, but I would suggestion the first, because it its 
more your needs.


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Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Johann Schmitz]

Try sys-process/iotop:
    Iotop has a top-like UI used to show which process is using the I/O.
-- 
Johann Schmitz
http://www.j-schmitz.net

Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[zhen]

Michael Sullivan пишет:
> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...
>
>
>   
At first look at your swap consumption with help of utility 'free'. May 
be you have not enough memory...

best regards,
Zhen

Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Paul Hartman]

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Michael Sullivan
<michael@espersunited.com> wrote:
> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...

In addition to the suggestions from the others, 'lsof' will show you
which files are open by what programs at any given time.

Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Liviu Andronic]

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Michael Sullivan
<michael@espersunited.com> wrote:
> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...
>
# emerge app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools
# lm-profiler

Liviu

[gentoo-user] Re: Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[James]

Michael Sullivan <michael <at> espersunited.com> writes:


> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...


Using a variety of tools will help you discover the offending processes.
Here are my suggestions, all in portage

hddtemp, to see if the drive is overheating.
pstree   to see a simple graphical representation of your processes
hdparm   to see check your hard drive (ide) settings

You have many good suggestions from others. Keep looking until you
find what is curious and then post back, if you cannot find a solution.


hth,
James

Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:16:49 -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:

> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...

I'd check it with smartmontools.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

"Give me Liberty, fries, and two cokes to go!" "*CUT!*"

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Re: [gentoo-user] Tool for monitoring what's using the hard drive

[Christophe LEFEBVRE]

Hi,

sys-process/iotop is like top but process are classified by disk activity.

Regards.

Neil Bothwick a écrit :
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:16:49 -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>
>   
>> Is there a tool similar to `top` that will tell me what's using my hard
>> drive?  My hard drive clicks a lot when I don't think it should, and I'd
>> really like to know what program is using it.  Sometimes it's so bad
>> that I have to manually power down the machine and restart it...
>>     
>
> I'd check it with smartmontools.
>
>
>