Linux - Laptop and NetbookHaving a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
When I am on my laptop, my hard drive is constantly slowing down and speeding up. Even when I'm doing stuff like updatedb it slows down and the program has to wait for it to speed up, and when it's just sitting there it starts going up and douwn out of nowhere. How can I make it go down after a specific time and not before?
it *might* be your bios setting the power management to max, which tries to save your power on the battery? (see if there is any difference when you have power plugged in) and definitely check the manual of your notebook, it should say soemthing about it.
there is a chance about the battery module (battery.o) in your kernel that pushes things here and there, but i doubt it
There's a lot of things going on "in the background" that use the disk, some of this activity is unavoidable, however, I use hdparm for that kind of thing, I would think you've got an rpm for that in your distribution, if not google it, definitely read the man page carefully
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.