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I miss the days where you could tell if your computer stalled or not by how much it was crackling, beeping and blinking.
@freemo could always simulate it
@lucifargundam @freemo You need to ensure that the hdd-noise-simulator does still work if the machine is stalled (e.g. thrashing).
Some very old machines had a "computer activity" light that would be extinguished by the idle cpu handler (and switched back on when the idle handler exited).
On that note, don't modem machines still have an HDD activity light? Mine does.
My computator has a HDD light. I much prefer it. Most people I dont think even hook theirs up though
@lucifargundam @freemo What does the HDD light (I presume) have to do with detecting a failing HDD? I would expect that the typical reason for a "stalled" computer is that you are using more RAM than you physically have, but less than the amount of swap space you have, so your RAM is effectively working at HDD throughputs and latencies.
@robryk @freemo
That's been considered an obsolete feature. If your drive is failing, you'd know- basically.