Apparently, this command should now be part of /etc/hdparm.conf.
I did this:
gksudo gedit /etc/hdparm.conf
and I added the following text:
command_line {
hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda
}
Save and reboot. Now the clicking is gone.
Note the use of sda and not hda! Using hda doesn't
** Package changed: module-init-tools (Ubuntu) = sysvinit (Ubuntu)
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[Karmic] rc.local doesn't execute hdparm command successfully
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459455
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** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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[Karmic] rc.local doesn't execute hdparm command successfully
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459455
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