From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Lord Subject: Re: [SATA] libata-dev queue updated Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 04:37:18 -0400 Message-ID: <42A6AE3E.7070401@rtr.ca> References: <42A14541.6020209@pobox.com> <87vf4ujgmj.fsf@stark.xeocode.com> <42A47376.80203@rtr.ca> <87u0kbhqsz.fsf@stark.xeocode.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from cpu1185.adsl.bellglobal.com ([207.236.110.166]:22282 "EHLO mail.rtr.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261841AbVFGMhj (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:37:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87u0kbhqsz.fsf@stark.xeocode.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Greg Stark Cc: Jeff Garzik , "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Kernel , Andrew Morton , James Bottomley Greg Stark wrote: > Uh, this is 2.6.12-rc4 with the latest libata-dev patch from Garzik's web > site: > > bash-3.00$ smartctl -data -a /dev/sda > smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen > Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ > > Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device) Oh, wait a sec -- Jeff just posted that he's nuked the "read identity" ioctl(), so I suppose that has now broken smartmontools compatibility. So Linux either goes without S.M.A.R.T. for SATA (again), or Jeff puts it back, or smartmontools gets upgraded Real Soon Now. Cheers