Tim: >> Today I noticed the following in my log file, but I >> haven't yet explored any further about it: >> >> --------------------- Smartd Begin ------------------------ >> >> >> /dev/sda : >> Usage: Load_Cycle_Count (193) changed to >> 99, >> Usage: Temperature_Celsius (194) changed to >> 220, 203, 189, 183, 253, 220, 189, 196, >> >> **Unmatched Entries** >> Drive: DEVICESCAN, implied '-a' Directive on line 18 of file /etc/smartd.conf >> Problem creating device name scan list >> Device /dev/sda: ATA disk detected behind SAT layer >> Try adding '-d sat' to the device line in the smartd.conf file. >> For example: '/dev/sda -a -d sat' >> >> ---------------------- Smartd End ------------------------- >> >> Despite what it says. To the best of my knowledge, my HDD is actually a >> SATA drive, and the motherboard pretends its PATA. Tony Nelson: > It did't say anything about SATA or PATA, only about ATA behind SCSI SAT layer. Ah... Well, if it'd used the word SCSI, I would have had a hint to follow (in that message, itself). ;-) Looking through /var/log/messages, with the current simple DEVICESCAN option set in the configuration file (and nothing else), I see entries like this: Oct 26 13:33:32 suspishus smartd[2609]: Opened configuration file /etc/smartd.conf Oct 26 13:33:32 suspishus smartd[2609]: Drive: DEVICESCAN, implied '-a' Directive on line 18 of file /etc/smartd.conf Oct 26 13:33:33 suspishus smartd[2609]: Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf was parsed, found DEVICESCAN, scanning devices Oct 26 13:33:33 suspishus smartd[2609]: Problem creating device name scan list Oct 26 13:33:33 suspishus smartd[2609]: Device: /dev/sda, opened Oct 26 13:33:33 suspishus smartd[2609]: Device /dev/sda: ATA disk detected behind SAT layer Oct 26 13:33:34 suspishus smartd[2609]: Try adding '-d sat' to the device line in the smartd.conf file. Oct 26 13:33:34 suspishus smartd[2609]: For example: '/dev/sda -a -d sat' Oct 26 13:33:34 suspishus smartd[2609]: Device: /dev/sda, opened Oct 26 13:33:35 suspishus smartd[2609]: Device: /dev/sda, not found in smartd database. Oct 26 13:33:35 suspishus smartd[2609]: Device: /dev/sda, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list. Oct 26 13:33:35 suspishus smartd[2609]: Monitoring 1 ATA and 0 SCSI devices Oct 26 13:33:36 suspishus smartd[2611]: smartd has fork()ed into background mode. New PID=2611. Oct 26 14:03:33 suspishus smartd[2611]: Device: /dev/sda, SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 250 to 203 Oct 26 14:33:33 suspishus smartd[2611]: Device: /dev/sda, SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 203 to 183 Oct 26 15:33:33 suspishus smartd[2611]: Device: /dev/sda, SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 183 to 177 So I presume I don't really need to customise the file any further, it appears to be reading data from the drive, as it is (it's found a drive, it's monitoring 1 drive, and showing some values associated with that drive). -- (This computer runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
