I have the same hard drive family and have been having the same problem as described in this bug report.
Here's the entire (non-commented) contents of my /etc/smartd.conf: /dev/sda -d ata -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) /dev/sdb -d ata -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) Here's what I get when I do an upgrade: Setting up smartmontools (5.36-4) ... Enabling S.M.A.R.T. for: /dev/sdaunable to fetch IEC (SMART) mode page [unsupported field in scsi command] (failed) /dev/sdbunable to fetch IEC (SMART) mode page [unsupported field in scsi command] (failed). Starting S.M.A.R.T. daemon: smartd (failed) invoke-rc.d: initscript smartmontools, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing smartmontools (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Francois -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
