From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: matthieu castet Subject: Re: [smartmontools-support] SMART to USB/sata dock in 2.6.27-rc5 doesn't work Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:16:51 +0200 Message-ID: <48F641A3.5080609@free.fr> References: <48EE7E0A.8040701@dgreaves.com> <48F40164.5000502@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtp6-g19.free.fr ([212.27.42.36]:35747 "EHLO smtp6-g19.free.fr" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752306AbYJOTRm (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:17:42 -0400 In-Reply-To: <48F40164.5000502@kernel.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Tejun Heo Cc: David Greaves , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Smartmontools Mailing List , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Tejun Heo wrote: > David Greaves wrote: >> Error Counter logging not supported >> Device does not support Self Test logging > > The USB bridge should support SAT (SCSI-ATA translation) and many > don't. Nothing much can be done about it. The hardware just don't know > how to do it. > That true that the hardware should support SAT, but even if it support it, linux need some patches to support SAT over USB. See http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi/43688 and the patch mentioned in the thread. Unfortunately I am a bit busy to try to resubmit it. But I won't care if somebody improve it/resubmit it ;) Matthieu PS : there also http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.usb.general/7145 that is pending.