On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 10:50:54 -0700, Paolo Galtieri <pgaltieri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Running smartctl produces: > > smartctl --all -d scsi /dev/sde > smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189 [x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu] (local build) > Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net > > Device: Seagate FreeAgent Go Version: 0142 > Serial number: 2GE45ABA > Device type: disk > Local Time is: Sat Jul 9 10:45:54 2011 MST > Device does not support SMART According to: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Supported_USB-Devices FreeAgent Go appears to be supported. And according to the link to the mailing list for one version of the device it should be working at least as far back as 5.39. Though the test was using -d sat,12 rather than -d scsi. Why don't you try that and see if you get better results. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines