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hawke84's avatar
hawke84
Tutor
Oct 09, 2016

Readynas OS 6.6 drives wont spindown

Hi, I recently upgraded to OS6.6 on my RN104, never had a problem with disk spindown before but soon as I have upgraded the disks dont really spindown anymore, they spindown for about 10 seconds then...
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yuan_1202's avatar
yuan_1202
Tutor
Nov 07, 2016
Unfortunately I did the downgrade before skywalker replied with that patch.

Since spindown working fine now I prefer leaving it be. For me all I want is a reliable and efficient network drive and I got that now. Will update to 6.6 or higher version once the prolem is confirmed to be resolved.

Maybe someone else can offer help on testing the patch?
Rootax's avatar
Rootax
Luminary
Nov 07, 2016

I don't use spin down anymore, but I remember, under 4.x firmwares , UPnP, Netbios, an NTP used to wake up the disks for no good reason. Disabling this protocols/function was the only solution for having decent "spin down" time.

 

Don't know if it can help with 6.6.x firmwares.

  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 07, 2016
    Rootax wrote:

    ...I remember, under 4.x firmwares , UPnP, Netbios, an NTP used to wake up the disks for no good reason.

    Of course OS activity can wake the disks up, since the OS runs of the disks. 

     

    Netgear is clearly working on the problem.  I don't see much need to experiment right now, it's easy enough to disable spin-down for a little while if it is misbehaving.

    • yuan_1202's avatar
      yuan_1202
      Tutor
      Nov 08, 2016

      not sure if you guys noticed, in my log after v6.4.2 reversion, although the spindown works, i.e. the hard drive will stay off until next user activity, there is still a 5 second spin up routine before the "proper" spin-down.

       

      i feel that this is THE initial bug, and in the v6.6 update this bug is somehow "multiplied", resulting in the endless wake-up spin down loop. 

      • Skywalker's avatar
        Skywalker
        NETGEAR Expert
        Nov 08, 2016

        Here's logs from two systems I've been running with the update I posted earlier:

        ● noflushd.service - Idle Disk Spindown Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/noflushd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2016-11-04 15:00:34 PDT; 4 days ago
Main PID: 17845 (noflushd)
CGroup: /system.slice/noflushd.service
└─17845 /usr/sbin/noflushd -d -n 5
Nov 04 15:00:34 justin-rn102 systemd[1]: Started Idle Disk Spindown Daemon.
Nov 04 15:00:34 justin-rn102 noflushd[17845]: Enabling spindown for disk 1 [sda,0:0:WDC_WD3000HLFS-01G6U0:WD-XXXXXXXXXXXX:04.04V01:10000]
Nov 04 15:05:39 justin-rn102 noflushd[17845]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sda).
Nov 04 18:17:34 justin-rn102 noflushd[17845]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sda) after 3:11:52.
Nov 04 18:22:34 justin-rn102 noflushd[17845]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sda).
Nov 07 10:06:04 justin-rn102 noflushd[17845]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sda) after 64:43:27.
Nov 07 10:11:14 justin-rn102 noflushd[17845]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sda).

        and

        ● noflushd.service - Idle Disk Spindown Daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/noflushd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2016-11-04 18:07:50 PDT; 3 days ago
 Main PID: 5192 (noflushd)
   CGroup: /system.slice/noflushd.service
           └─5192 /usr/sbin/noflushd -d -n 5

Nov 04 18:07:50 justin-rn104 systemd[1]: Started Idle Disk Spindown Daemon.
Nov 04 18:07:50 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Enabling spindown for disk 4 [sda,0:3:WDC_WD2002FYPS-02W3B0:WD-XXXXXXXXXXXX:04.01G01:5400]
Nov 04 18:07:50 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Enabling spindown for disk 3 [sdb,0:2:WDC_WD2003FYYS-02W0B1:WD-XXXXXXXXXXXX:01.01D02:7200]
Nov 04 18:07:50 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Enabling spindown for disk 2 [sdc,0:1:WDC_WD2002FYPS-01U1B0:WD-XXXXXXXXXXXX:04.05G04:5400]
Nov 04 18:07:50 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Enabling spindown for disk 1 [sdd,0:0:WDC_WD2002FYPS-02W3B0:WD-XXXXXXXXXXXX:04.01G01:5400]
Nov 04 18:07:50 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Error: Readahead /etc/resolv.conf failed.
Nov 04 18:12:56 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Error: Readahead /etc/resolv.conf failed.
Nov 04 18:12:56 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 4 (/dev/sda).
Nov 04 18:12:58 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 3 (/dev/sdb).
Nov 04 18:13:01 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 04 18:13:03 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 04 18:17:16 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 0:04:13.
Nov 04 18:21:32 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 4 (/dev/sda) after 0:08:34.
Nov 04 18:21:32 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 3 (/dev/sdb) after 0:08:31.
Nov 04 18:21:42 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 0:08:36.
Nov 04 18:26:33 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 4 (/dev/sda).
Nov 04 18:26:35 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 3 (/dev/sdb).
Nov 04 18:26:43 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 04 18:26:55 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 04 21:38:41 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 3:11:44.
Nov 04 21:43:42 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 05 06:25:13 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 8:41:29.
Nov 05 06:30:14 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 05 12:05:17 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 5:35:01.
Nov 05 12:05:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 3 (/dev/sdb) after 17:38:45.
Nov 05 12:05:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 17:38:38.
Nov 05 12:05:33 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 4 (/dev/sda) after 17:38:58.
Nov 05 12:11:14 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 4 (/dev/sda).
Nov 05 12:11:16 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 3 (/dev/sdb).
Nov 05 12:11:19 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 05 12:11:36 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 06 00:00:31 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 11:48:52.
Nov 06 00:05:32 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 06 06:47:16 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 7:41:42.
Nov 06 06:52:16 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 06 12:05:12 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 3 (/dev/sdb) after 24:53:53.
Nov 06 12:05:13 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 5:12:54.
Nov 06 12:05:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 4 (/dev/sda) after 24:54:07.
Nov 06 12:05:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 24:54:02.
Nov 06 12:11:04 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 4 (/dev/sda).
Nov 06 12:11:07 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 3 (/dev/sdb).
Nov 06 12:11:09 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 06 12:11:11 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 07 03:17:15 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 15:06:04.
Nov 07 03:22:16 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 07 10:06:13 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 6:43:55.
Nov 07 10:06:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 21:55:09.
Nov 07 10:11:24 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 07 10:11:36 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 07 10:19:20 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 0:07:41.
Nov 07 10:24:20 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 07 12:05:13 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 3 (/dev/sdb) after 23:54:04.
Nov 07 12:05:13 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 1:40:50.
Nov 07 12:05:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 4 (/dev/sda) after 23:54:16.
Nov 07 12:05:23 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 1:53:57.
Nov 07 12:10:54 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 4 (/dev/sda).
Nov 07 12:10:57 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 3 (/dev/sdb).
Nov 07 12:10:59 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 07 12:11:02 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 08 12:05:12 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 3 (/dev/sdb) after 23:54:13.
Nov 08 12:05:12 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 23:54:10.
Nov 08 12:05:22 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 4 (/dev/sda) after 23:54:25.
Nov 08 12:05:22 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 23:54:18.
Nov 08 12:10:53 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 4 (/dev/sda).
Nov 08 12:10:56 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 3 (/dev/sdb).
Nov 08 12:10:59 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 2 (/dev/sdc).
Nov 08 12:11:01 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning down disk 1 (/dev/sdd).
Nov 08 15:29:38 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 2 (/dev/sdc) after 3:18:37.
Nov 08 15:29:38 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 1 (/dev/sdd) after 3:18:35.
Nov 08 15:30:08 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 3 (/dev/sdb) after 3:19:09.
Nov 08 15:30:13 justin-rn104 noflushd[5192]: Spinning up disk 4 (/dev/sda) after 3:19:17.

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