I'm not sure if smartctl is included on the live CD you may have to install it but booting the live CD and seeing if the smartctl commands work properly. I would also be sure to test on a device that did not work with the 2.6.20 kernel. Thanks again!
-- smartmontools/smartctl does not work on SATA drives on Linux Kernel 2.6.20-15.27 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106821 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs