Difference between revisions of "Western Digital Green - Drive Fix - Linux"

If you have a Western Digital Green drive, please check your '''SMART''' information before it's too late. To do this you will need to install the package called '''smartmontools''' :

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$ sudo pacman -S smartmontools

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or install via pamac or octopi.

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Now check like this changing '''sda''' to whatever your Green drive is. (Use lsblk in terminal or gparted or i-nex or something to work out which drive it is.):

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$ sudo smartctl -A /dev/sdb | grep "^193"

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193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032  200  200   

But we arn't going to use that. Instead we are going to use a Linux unnofficial alternative called '''idle3-tools'''. It is already packaged in Manjaro so no need to compile it. but here is the source [http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net]

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$ sudo pacman -S idle3-tools

 

Now check what your drives timer is currently set as. (Replace sda if needed with your own drive.):

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$ sudo idle3ctl -g /dev/sda

Now really we want to just disable the timer altogether like it is on a black drive, and just let our systems power management handle the drive.

If you want to just increase the time, then goto [http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net] and read the instructions.

To disable the timer (Replace sda if needed with your own drive):

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$ sudo idle3ctl -d /dev/sda

Now check again:

 

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$ sudo pacman -R idle3-tools smartmontools