Re: Bug in smartmontools?
Sorry...forgot to mention this is on Etch, all packages latest.
j
On Friday 18 August 2006 12:42, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
> 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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