How do i configure s.m.a.r.t mon tools for sata hdd

deepclutch · 12-05-2005, 10:02 PM

Hello,
I hope of getting smart enabled for my seagate barracuda 80GB SATA drive which i already got enabled in microsoft windows XP.here in Linux Ubuntu,i apt-get installed smartmon-tools and when i try :

Code:

root@sputnik:/home/prakash# smartctl -i /dev/sda
smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Device: ATA      ST380013AS       Version: 3.18
Serial number: 5JVF2CN4
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Tue Dec  6 09:29:26 2005 IST
Device does not support SMART
if i try '-a' option;
root@sputnik:/home/prakash# smartctl -a /dev/sda
smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Device: ATA      ST380013AS       Version: 3.18
Serial number: 5JVF2CN4
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Tue Dec  6 09:30:17 2005 IST
Device does not support SMART
Request Sense failed, [Input/output error]

Device does not support Error Counter logging

[GLTSD (Global Logging Target Save Disable) set. Enable Save with '-S on']
Device does not support Self Test logging

what should be done to enable smart which already enabled in BIOS.I red somewhere that libata not yet ready to get smart in SCSI devices..is it true...please help me...

imitheos · 12-06-2005, 03:16 PM

smartmontools work with the IDE driver but not with the libata one, so the author had mentioned
that when the libata has this support he will add a new option "-d libata" to the smartmontools.
This was a long time ago.

Now (kernel 2.6.14+) libata has support for ATA-passthrough so if you use 2.6.14 or newer kernel
you have this support.
You just have to add "-d ata" with the other options you are using.

For example your command would become "smartctl -d ata -i /dev/sda"

deepclutch · 12-06-2005, 07:27 PM

While i use kernel 2.6.14-2-686-smp in sarge with latest libc6 libraries..
i tried your said commands..

Code:

cosmic:/home/prakash# smartctl -d ata -i /dev/sda
smartctl version 5.34 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-5 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)

A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options.
cosmic:/home/prakash# uname -r
2.6.14-2-686-smp

will i need to run 'modconf' for the libata module..which section it will be,...thanks..

imitheos · 12-07-2005, 07:58 AM

Yes. It is my fault.
The ATA passthrough was included in the rcX versions of 2.6.15
I use many different patches and i was confused.
If you want the support now get the 2.6.15-rc5 which is the latest, or else in a week or so 2.6.15
will be released so you can get it precompiled from your distro repository.

deepclutch · 12-07-2005, 06:03 PM

OK.Thank You Very much... 8 )

hw-tph · 12-07-2005, 06:48 PM

SMART support for libata is on it's way - and has been so for a long time now, but it seems Garzik is ready to push it upstream to the main kernel tree soon: http://www.kerneltraffic.org/kernel-...905_325.html#1

Håkan