Sorry...forgot to mention this is on Etch, all packages latest. j
On Friday 18 August 2006 12:42, Joshua J. Kugler wrote: > I tried to use smartmontools on a new Dell EM64T system we have here: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/hdtest# uname -a > Linux xxxxx 2.6.16-2-em64t-p4-smp #1 SMP Sun Jul 16 02:14:40 CEST 2006 > x86_64 GNU/Linux > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/hdtest# smartctl -a /dev/sda > smartctl version 5.36 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce > Allen > Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ > > Device: ATA WDC WD800JD-75MS Version: 10.0 > > In Linux, SATA disks accessed via libata are only supported by > smartmontools for kernel versions 2.6.15 and above. Try an additional '-d > ata' argument. > > I'm running 2.6.16, so the message about 2.6.15 and later seems in error. > Did I miss something in the release notes, or do I need to open a bug? > > The command *does* work with -d ata, as suggested. > > j > > -- > Joshua Kugler > Lead System Admin -- Senior Programmer > http://www.eeinternet.com > PGP Key: http://pgp.mit.edu/ ID 0xDB26D7CE > PO Box 80086 -- Fairbanks, AK 99708 -- Ph: 907-456-5581 Fax: 907-456-3111 -- Joshua Kugler Lead System Admin -- Senior Programmer http://www.eeinternet.com PGP Key: http://pgp.mit.edu/ ID 0xDB26D7CE PO Box 80086 -- Fairbanks, AK 99708 -- Ph: 907-456-5581 Fax: 907-456-3111 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]