Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:30:30 +0100 | From | Bernd Bartmann <> | Subject | Re: S.M.A.R.T. command passthru to Firewire devices |
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On 11/24/05, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > On Iau, 2005-11-24 at 15:01 +0100, Bernd Bartmann wrote: > > When I try to run "smartctl -a /dev/sdb" it tells me that "Device does > > not support SMART". /dev/sdb is a normal hdd in an external firewire > > enclosure. To me this looks like the firewire SCSI layer does not > > support the passthru of the S.M.A.R.T. commands. Or is there any other > > way to query the S.M.A.R.T. status of an hdd attached via Firewire? > > If it takes an ATA drive then you will probably be seeing the fact that > most firewire<->ATA convertor units don't support SMART so don't offer > it over their SCSI interface.
So this means it is a problem of the firmware in the Firewire enclosure? Are there any known enclosures that do support this feature?
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