In this email, the output of: smartctl -H -d ata /dev/sdb smartctl -H /dev/sdb smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdb smartctl -a /dev/sdb lspci | grep storage uname -a tail -n 1000 -f /var/log/syslog | grep '/dev/sdb'
and: smartctl -H -d ata -T permissive /dev/sdb [senta:~] smartctl -H -d ata /dev/sdb smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-7 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Error SMART Status command failed Please get assistance from http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Register values returned from SMART Status command are: ST =0x50 ERR=0xda NS =0x00 SC =0x00 CL =0x00 CH =0x00 SEL=0x00 A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. [senta:~] smartctl -H /dev/sdb smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-7 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Error SMART Status command failed Please get assistance from http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Values from ATA status return descriptor are: 00 09 0c 00 da 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. [senta:~] smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdb smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-7 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: WDC WD5000AAKS-00TMA0 Serial Number: WD-WMAPW1476504 Firmware Version: 12.01C01 User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 7 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Fri Nov 23 02:43:55 2007 EET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled Error SMART Status command failed Please get assistance from http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Register values returned from SMART Status command are: ST =0x50 ERR=0xda NS =0x00 SC =0x00 CL =0x00 CH =0x00 SEL=0x00 A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. [senta:~] smartctl -a /dev/sdb smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-7 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: WDC WD5000AAKS-00TMA0 Serial Number: WD-WMAPW1476504 Firmware Version: 12.01C01 User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 7 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Fri Nov 23 02:44:19 2007 EET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled Error SMART Status command failed Please get assistance from http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Values from ATA status return descriptor are: 00 09 0c 00 da 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. [senta:~] lspci | grep storage 00:0b.0 Mass storage controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3112 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 02) [senta:~] uname -a Linux senta 2.6.22 #1 Wed Aug 8 01:29:56 EEST 2007 i686 GNU/Linux [senta:~] tail -n 1000 -f /var/log/syslog | grep "/dev/sdb" Nov 23 02:13:06 senta smartd[32643]: Device: /dev/sdb, opened Nov 23 02:13:06 senta smartd[32643]: Device: /dev/sdb, not found in smartd database. Nov 23 02:13:06 senta smartd[32643]: Device: /dev/sdb, not capable of SMART Health Status check Nov 23 02:13:06 senta smartd[32643]: Device: /dev/sdb, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list. Nov 23 02:13:17 senta smartd[32643]: Device: /dev/sdb, is in STANDBY mode, suspending checks [senta:~] [senta:~] smartctl -H -d ata -T permissive /dev/sdb smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-7 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Error SMART Status command failed Please get assistance from http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Register values returned from SMART Status command are: ST =0x50 ERR=0xda NS =0x00 SC =0x00 CL =0x00 CH =0x00 SEL=0x00 === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED [senta:~] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]