PROBLEM: Can't get external USB HDD Seagate Backup+ parameters through hdparm in linux > 3.14

2015-06-26 Thread John Smith
1. Unable to get device information using hdparm, hddtemp for an external HDD 2. Device is USB HDD Seagate Backup+. Since the update from Linux 3.14 to the next one I'm unable to get it's parameters (smart, temperature, APM level, etc) using the following tools: hddtemp, hdparm, smartctl. While in

PROBLEM: Can't get external USB HDD Seagate Backup+ parameters through hdparm in linux 3.14

2015-06-26 Thread John Smith
1. Unable to get device information using hdparm, hddtemp for an external HDD 2. Device is USB HDD Seagate Backup+. Since the update from Linux 3.14 to the next one I'm unable to get it's parameters (smart, temperature, APM level, etc) using the following tools: hddtemp, hdparm, smartctl. While in