Package: smartmontools Version: 5.39.1+svn3077-1 Severity: normal
An Iriver T7 brings these frightening lines in the logs: Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], FAILED SMART self-check. BACK UP DATA NOW! Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 181 = 181 = 1 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 2 = 2 = 3 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 181 = 181 = 5 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 2 = 2 = 7 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 2 = 2 = 9 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 2 = 2 = 189 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 105 = 105 = 190 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 101 = 101 = 194 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 48 = 48 = 195 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 32 = 32 = 197 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 84 = 84 = 199 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 83 = 83 = 200 Jun 16 21:25:04 menippe smartd[2345]: Device: /dev/sdb [USB JMicron], same Attribute has different ID numbers: 48 = 48 = 202 I think that smartd should ignore this device (it's a mp3 player, with no hard disk, just 2G of memory), as well as an iPod. -- Package-specific info: Output of /usr/share/bug/smartmontools: # CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL is not set -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages smartmontools depends on: ii debianutils 3.2.3 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii libc6 2.11.1-3 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libcap-ng0 0.6.3-1 An alternate posix capabilities li ii libgcc1 1:4.4.4-1 GCC support library ii libselinux1 2.0.94-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries ii libstdc++6 4.4.4-1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii lsb-base 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip Versions of packages smartmontools recommends: ii mailutils [mailx] 1:2.1+dfsg1-6 GNU mailutils utilities for handli Versions of packages smartmontools suggests: ii gsmartcontrol 0.8.5-2 graphical user interface for smart ii smart-notifier 0.28-2 graphical hard disk health status -- Configuration Files: /etc/default/smartmontools changed: enable_smart="/dev/hdb" enable_smart="/dev/sda" start_smartd=yes -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org