Mark Lord wrote: >>no change with smartctl: >>tom1:/usr/src/sm5/debug# ./smartctl -a -r ioctl,2 -T verypermissive > /dev/sda > > Shouldn't there be a "-d ata" flag on those smartctl commands? > - ? i cant find any ata-passthrough in smartctl cvs, the device is treated pure ata then. ok, will add the (preliminary) passthrough opcodes to linux/scsi.h, include it in hdparm, add an option "-d atacb", then try it out there, not? tried -d ata too. result negative as expected: tom1:/usr/src/sm5/debug# ./smartctl -a -d ata -r ioctl,2 -T verypermissive /dev/sg0 smartctl version 5.34 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-5 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY DEVICE REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY DEVICE returned -1 errno=1 [Operation not permitted] ===== [IDENTIFY DEVICE] DATA START (BASE-16) ===== 000-015: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 016-031: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 032-047: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 048-063: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 064-079: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 080-095: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 096-111: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 112-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 128-143: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 144-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 160-175: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 176-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 192-207: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 208-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 240-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 256-271: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 336-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 368-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 400-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 432-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 448-463: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ===== [IDENTIFY DEVICE] DATA END (512 Bytes) ===== REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE returned -1 errno=1 [Operation not permitted] ===== [IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE] DATA START (BASE-16) ===== 000-015: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 016-031: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 032-047: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 048-063: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 064-079: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 080-095: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 096-111: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 112-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 128-143: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 144-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 160-175: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 176-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 192-207: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 208-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 240-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 256-271: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 336-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 368-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 400-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 432-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 448-463: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ===== [IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE] DATA END (512 Bytes) ===== Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device) === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: [No Information Found] Serial Number: [No Information Found] Firmware Version: [No Information Found] Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 1 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Wed Nov 9 14:53:22 2005 CET SMART is only available in ATA Version 3 Revision 3 or greater. We will try to proceed in spite of this. SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't show if SMART supported. Checking for SMART support by trying SMART ENABLE command. REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART ENABLE REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART ENABLE returned -1 errno=1 [Operation not permitted] Error SMART Enable failed: Operation not permitted SMART ENABLE failed - this establishes that this device lacks SMART functionality. SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 85-87 don't show if SMART is enabled. Checking to be sure by trying SMART RETURN STATUS command. REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS returned -1 errno=1 [Operation not permitted] SMART support is: Unavailable REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS returned -1 errno=1 [Operation not permitted] SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it. tom1:/usr/src/sm5/debug# tom1:/usr/src/sm5/debug# tom1:/usr/src/sm5/debug# smartctl -a -d ata -r ioctl,2 -T verypermissive /dev/sda smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY DEVICE REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY DEVICE returned -1 errno=22 [Invalid argument] ===== [IDENTIFY DEVICE] DATA START (BASE-16) ===== 000-015: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 016-031: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 032-047: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 048-063: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 064-079: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 080-095: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 096-111: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 112-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 128-143: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 144-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 160-175: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 176-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 192-207: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 208-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 240-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 256-271: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 336-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 368-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 400-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 432-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 448-463: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ===== [IDENTIFY DEVICE] DATA END (512 Bytes) ===== REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE returned -1 errno=22 [Invalid argument] ===== [IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE] DATA START (BASE-16) ===== 000-015: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 016-031: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 032-047: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 048-063: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 064-079: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 080-095: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 096-111: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 112-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 128-143: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 144-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 160-175: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 176-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 192-207: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 208-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 240-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 256-271: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 336-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 368-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 400-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 432-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 448-463: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ===== [IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE] DATA END (512 Bytes) ===== Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device) === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: [No Information Found] Serial Number: [No Information Found] Firmware Version: [No Information Found] Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 1 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Wed Nov 9 14:53:35 2005 CET SMART is only available in ATA Version 3 Revision 3 or greater. We will try to proceed in spite of this. SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't show if SMART supported. Checking for SMART support by trying SMART ENABLE command. REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART ENABLE REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART ENABLE returned -1 errno=22 [Invalid argument] Error SMART Enable failed: Invalid argument SMART ENABLE failed - this establishes that this device lacks SMART functionality. SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 85-87 don't show if SMART is enabled. Checking to be sure by trying SMART RETURN STATUS command. REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS returned -1 errno=22 [Invalid argument] SMART support is: Unavailable REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS REPORT-IOCTL: DeviceFD=3 Command=SMART STATUS returned -1 errno=22 [Invalid argument] SMART Disabled. 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