> On 28 Nov 2017, at 08:42, Martin Husemann <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 05:56:11PM +0100, Samorukov,Alexey wrote: >> Smartmontools maintains database with usb vid/pid + fw version to >> find the best match. > > But for what? > > The SMART values supervised by smartmontools should not depend on any of > this. > > Is it completely cosmetic?
Of course not. Devices under ATA->USB bridges are _not_ real scsi. So to get smart you have to use tunneling protocol, which is different for different chipsets.
