On 02/01/2010 05:24 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Jim<mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] > >> # smartctl --attributes --log=selftest --quietmode=errorsonly /dev/sdc >> smartctl 5.39 2009-12-09 r2995 [x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu] (local build) >> Copyright (C) 2002-9 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net >> >> /dev/sdc: Unknown USB bridge [0x0c0b:0xb157 (0x000)] >> Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option. >> >> >> # smartctl --test=long /dev/sdc >> smartctl 5.39 2009-12-09 r2995 [x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu] (local build) >> Copyright (C) 2002-9 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net >> >> /dev/sdc: Unknown USB bridge [0x0c0b:0xb157 (0x000)] >> Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option. >> >> >> The USB bridge ,unknown >> I don't know what they are talking about, and using the -d option and >> device type. >> > I was hoping someone else would jump in here by now, but the only > thing I can guess is that the kernel driver for the USB bridge has a > bug as I would expect the dmesg (or /var/log/messages) to read > differently if it was unsupported. Do you have another computer > windows or linux you can try it on? For windows you obviously would > not be able to mount the filesystem but it should show all the > partitions in Disk Management. > > Richard > I was reading on Google search about a file in Fedora, /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/99-redhat-storage-policy-fixed-drives.fdi Is where the settings go for this kind of application. This file in Fedora 12 doesn't exist , so I don't know if it would apply to Fedora 12. Thanks very much for your help Richard. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines