Bug in smartmontools?
I tried to use smartmontools on a new Dell EM64T system we have here:
root@xxxxx:~/hdtest# uname -a
Linux xxxxx 2.6.16-2-em64t-p4-smp #1 SMP Sun Jul 16 02:14:40 CEST 2006 x86_64
GNU/Linux
root@xxxxx:~/hdtest# smartctl -a /dev/sda
smartctl version 5.36 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce
Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
Device: ATA WDC WD800JD-75MS Version: 10.0
In Linux, SATA disks accessed via libata are only supported by smartmontools
for kernel versions 2.6.15 and above. Try an additional '-d ata' argument.
I'm running 2.6.16, so the message about 2.6.15 and later seems in error. Did
I miss something in the release notes, or do I need to open a bug?
The command *does* work with -d ata, as suggested.
j
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