Re: mysterious disk access every 5 or 10 seconds

[Jacob Berkman <jacob helixcode com>]

Yung-Hsiang Lu <luyung@yahoo.com> writes:

> I install Redhat Linux 6.1 with gnome.  After I log in
> to gnome desktop, without doing anything else, the
> disk LED flashes every 5 or 10 (not 5 to 10, it is
> either 5 or 10) seconds.

I think the panel used to save its state at intervals like that.
There isn't a way to turn it off, except that the 1.1.x versions
don't.

Jacob
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