Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
Package: kdelibs-bin Version: 4:3.4.2-4 Followup-For: Bug #33 I have noticed the same problem - flashing of the hdd led (approx. 3 times/sec). I traced it down to kded. I used strace on kded and found the reason to be the following: strace -f -e trace=open,close,read,write kded [cut] [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 [pid 29040] open(/dev/dvd, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 16 [pid 29040] close(16) = 0 Process 29040 detached Process 29027 detached You get the idea. It's trying to open the dvd device all the time. If I comment the /dev/dvd line in the fstab it starts without a problem. Here is my fstab line: /dev/dvd/cdrom autouser,noauto,ro,utf8 I think the bug should be reassigned to kdelibs-bin as kded is there. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686 Locale: LANG=bg_BG, LC_CTYPE=bg_BG (charmap=CP1251) Versions of packages kdelibs-bin depends on: ii kdelibs4c24:3.4.2-4 core libraries for all KDE applica ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.17-1 Library of functions for 2D graphi ii libaudio2 1.7-3 The Network Audio System (NAS). (s ii libbz2-1.01.0.2-11 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.3.5-8GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libcupsys21.1.23-12 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - ii libfontconfig12.3.2-1generic font configuration library ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.4 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.0.2-2 GCC support library ii libice6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libidn11 0.5.18-1 GNU libidn library, implementation ii libjpeg62 6b-10 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG ii libpng12-01.2.8rel-5 PNG library - runtime ii libqt3-mt 3:3.3.5-1 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v ii libsm66.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Session Management ii libstdc++64.0.2-2The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libx11-6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System protocol client li ii libxcursor1 1.1.3-1X cursor management library ii libxext6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System miscellaneous exte ii libxft2 2.1.7-1FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxi66.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Input extension li ii libxinerama1 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System multi-head display ii libxml2 2.6.22-2 GNOME XML library ii libxrandr26.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Resize, Rotate and ii libxrender1 1:0.9.0-2 X Rendering Extension client libra ii libxslt1.11.1.15-1 XSLT processing library - runtime ii libxt66.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Toolkit Intrinsics ii menu-xdg 0.2.1 freedesktop.org menu compliant win ii netpbm2:10.0-10 Graphics conversion tools ii perl 5.8.7-7Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii python2.3.5-3An interactive high-level object-o ii xlibs 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System client libraries m ii zlib1g1:1.2.3-8 compression library - runtime Versions of packages kdelibs-bin recommends: ii perl-suid 5.8.7-7Runs setuid Perl scripts -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#332222: SV: Re: Bug#332222: SV: Re: Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
No such problem so it is maybe a 3.4 issue. --- Christopher Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: OK, could you rebuild your kdelibs 3.5 beta with --enable-dnotify, and then tell me if it starts to have the same problem as 3.4.2, with or without the mediamanager? Keep fam (the daemon, not the library, which is always needed) and gamin uninstalled. Thanks, Christopher Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#332222: SV: Re: Bug#332222: SV: Re: Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
On October 7, 2005 08:59, Anders Bergstrÿf6m wrote: No such problem so it is maybe a 3.4 issue. --- Christopher Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: OK, could you rebuild your kdelibs 3.5 beta with --enable-dnotify, and then tell me if it starts to have the same problem as 3.4.2, with or without the mediamanager? Keep fam (the daemon, not the library, which is always needed) and gamin uninstalled. Glad to hear it. Let us know if the KDE 3.5.0 release does not solve the issue, when packages are uploaded a few months from now. Thanks, Christopher Martin
Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
Package: kdelibs4c2 Version: 4:3.4.2-4 Severity: normal My harddrive constantly flashes after starting KDE. I suspect KDirWatch is polling. This does not happen with my self-compiled 3.5 beta. I've tried both gamin and libfam but it has not helped. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i586) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-abk7 Locale: LANG=sv_SE, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages kdelibs4c2 depends on: ii kdelibs-bin 4:3.4.2-4 core binaries for all KDE applicat ii kdelibs-data 4:3.4.2-4 core shared data for all KDE appli ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.17-1 Library of functions for 2D graphi ii libarts1c21.4.2-4aRts sound system core components ii libasound21.0.9-3ALSA library ii libaspell15 0.60.3-5 GNU Aspell spell-checker runtime l ii libbz2-1.01.0.2-10 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.3.5-6GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libcomerr21.38-2 common error description library ii libcupsys21.1.23-12 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - ii libgamin0 [libfam0] 0.1.5-2Client library for the gamin file ii libgcc1 1:4.0.2-2 GCC support library ii libice6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libidn11 0.5.18-1 GNU libidn library, implementation ii libjasper-1.701-1 1.701.0-2 The JasPer JPEG-2000 runtime libra ii libjpeg62 6b-10 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG ii libkrb53 1.3.6-5MIT Kerberos runtime libraries ii libopenexr2c2 1.2.2-4runtime files for the OpenEXR imag ii libpcre3 6.3-1 Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expressi ii libpng12-01.2.8rel-4 PNG library - runtime ii libqt3-mt 3:3.3.5-1 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v ii libsm66.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Session Management ii libstdc++64.0.2-2The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libtiff4 3.7.3-1Tag Image File Format (TIFF) libra ii libx11-6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System protocol client li ii libxext6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System miscellaneous exte ii libxml2 2.6.22-1 GNOME XML library ii libxrender1 1:0.9.0-2 X Rendering Extension client libra ii libxslt1.11.1.15-1 XSLT processing library - runtime ii xbase-clients 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 miscellaneous X clients ii xlibs 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 X Window System client libraries m ii zlib1g1:1.2.3-4 compression library - runtime kdelibs4c2 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
On Wednesday 05 October 2005 03:11 am, Anders Bergström wrote: Package: kdelibs4c2 Version: 4:3.4.2-4 Severity: normal My harddrive constantly flashes after starting KDE. I suspect KDirWatch is polling. This does not happen with my self-compiled 3.5 beta. I've tried both gamin and libfam but it has not helped. I want to confirm that I also have noticed my harddrive activity light constantly flashing since upgrading to kde 3.4. It did not do so with kde 3.3.2. Josh
Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
On October 5, 2005 08:19, Josh Metzler wrote: On Wednesday 05 October 2005 03:11 am, Anders Bergström wrote: Package: kdelibs4c2 Version: 4:3.4.2-4 Severity: normal My harddrive constantly flashes after starting KDE. I suspect KDirWatch is polling. This does not happen with my self-compiled 3.5 beta. I've tried both gamin and libfam but it has not helped. I want to confirm that I also have noticed my harddrive activity light constantly flashing since upgrading to kde 3.4. It did not do so with kde 3.3.2. I can't confirm this on my system, oddly enough. In theory, KDE should use famd/gamin if installed, and if not dnotify, and if that isn't available polling. What does removing both the gamin and fam (not libfam) packages, then restarting, accomplish? I don't suppose trying the latest 2.6.12 kernel would make a difference? Also worth trying would be stopping the KDED Media Manager, in the Control Centre's Service Manager (though it is for removable media...). Cheers, Christopher Martin pgpkzNNCgFAMd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#332222: SV: Re: Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
--- Christopher Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: On October 5, 2005 08:19, Josh Metzler wrote: On Wednesday 05 October 2005 03:11 am, Anders Bergström wrote: Package: kdelibs4c2 Version: 4:3.4.2-4 Severity: normal My harddrive constantly flashes after starting KDE. I suspect KDirWatch is polling. This does not happen with my self-compiled 3.5 beta. I've tried both gamin and libfam but it has not helped. I want to confirm that I also have noticed my harddrive activity light constantly flashing since upgrading to kde 3.4. It did not do so with kde 3.3.2. I can't confirm this on my system, oddly enough. In theory, KDE should use famd/gamin if installed, and if not dnotify, and if that isn't available polling. What does removing both the gamin and fam (not libfam) packages, then restarting, accomplish? I don't suppose trying the latest 2.6.12 kernel would make a difference? Also worth trying would be stopping the KDED Media Manager, in the Control Centre's Service Manager (though it is for removable media...). Cheers, Christopher Martin The flashing of the harddrive went away when I disabled the mediamanager. So that seems to be the problem. When I only have libfam0 installed my selfcompiled 3.5 says its polling and with fam installed it uses fam. What happens in the 3.4.2 installation I don't know since there is no debug output. Anders -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#332222: SV: Re: Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
On October 5, 2005 13:46, Anders Bergstrÿf6m wrote: The flashing of the harddrive went away when I disabled the mediamanager. So that seems to be the problem. When I only have libfam0 installed my selfcompiled 3.5 says its polling and with fam installed it uses fam. What happens in the 3.4.2 installation I don't know since there is no debug output. OK, could you rebuild your kdelibs 3.5 beta with --enable-dnotify, and then tell me if it starts to have the same problem as 3.4.2, with or without the mediamanager? Keep fam (the daemon, not the library, which is always needed) and gamin uninstalled. Thanks, Christopher Martin
Bug#332222: kdelibs4c2: kde constantly polls my harddrive
On Wednesday 05 October 2005 09:06 am, Christopher Martin wrote: On October 5, 2005 08:19, Josh Metzler wrote: On Wednesday 05 October 2005 03:11 am, Anders Bergström wrote: Package: kdelibs4c2 Version: 4:3.4.2-4 Severity: normal My harddrive constantly flashes after starting KDE. I suspect KDirWatch is polling. This does not happen with my self-compiled 3.5 beta. I've tried both gamin and libfam but it has not helped. I want to confirm that I also have noticed my harddrive activity light constantly flashing since upgrading to kde 3.4. It did not do so with kde 3.3.2. I can't confirm this on my system, oddly enough. In theory, KDE should use famd/gamin if installed, and if not dnotify, and if that isn't available polling. What does removing both the gamin and fam (not libfam) packages, then restarting, accomplish? I don't suppose trying the latest 2.6.12 kernel would make a difference? Also worth trying would be stopping the KDED Media Manager, in the Control Centre's Service Manager (though it is for removable media...). Thanks, stopping the KDED Media Manager fixed it, and as I rarely use removable media anyway, this is fine for me. I don't have fam or gamin installed (just libfam0). And, my kernel is a debian 2.6.9. If I upgrade my kernel again someday, I'll try turning the Media Manager back on and see if it still polls the disk. Josh
