On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:36:46 -0400 Michael Stone <mst...@debian.org> wrote:
> I guess I don't understand how you expect smartctl to query a dead > disk. It's dead, that means it's not going to respond. Not quite. The electronics may respond even if the head-disk assembly (HDA) is broken. It probably won't give a complete or coherent report, but it could report. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
