Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:59:49 -0500 | From | Stephen Clark <> | Subject | Re: how to get serial_no from usb HD disk (HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl, hdparm -i) |
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Kay Sievers wrote:
>On 1/6/07, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: > > >>On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 12:27:34AM +0200, Yakov Lerner wrote: >> >> >>>How can I get serial_no from usb-attached HD drive ? >>> >>> >>use the *_id programs that come with udev, they show you how to properly >>do that. >> >> > >Only "advanced" ATA-USB bridges will offer you the serial number the >adapter reads from the disk on power-up. The usual id-tools will just >work fine on theses bridges. > >There is no way to reach that information with most of the cheap USB >storage-adapters. > >Kay >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > HI Kay,
I am looking to buy a usb to ata adapter can you name some of the advanced adapters?
Thanks, Steve
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