From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Ric Wheeler <ric@emc.com>
Subject: Re: Failed Hard Disk... help!
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:37:23 -0400
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To: "David M. Strang" <dstrang@shellpower.net>
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David M. Strang wrote:

> /Patrick wrote:
>
>> pretty sure "smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sdwhatever" will tell you the
>> serial number. (Hopefully the kernel is new enough that it supports
>> SATA/smart, otherwise you need a kernel patch which won't be any 
>> better...)
>
>
> Yep... 2.6.15 or better... I need the magical patch =\.
>
> Any other options?
>
>
If you have an up dated copy of hdparm, you can use it against libata 
"SCSI" drives to get the serial number:

    # hdparm -V
    hdparm v5.7

    # hdparm -I /dev/sda


    /dev/sda:

    ATA device, with non-removable media
            Model Number:       Maxtor 7L320S0
            Serial Number:      L616D6YH
            Firmware Revision:  BACE1G70
    (and so on....)