From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 19 09:42:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D821916A4D0 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:42:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.ibch.ru (mail.ibch.ru [194.85.9.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4085D43D4C for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:42:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dima@ibch.ru) Received: (qmail 44760 invoked by uid 0); 19 Apr 2005 13:42:15 +0400 Received: from unknown (HELO gpi.ibch.ru) (194.85.9.203) by localhost (qmail 1.03 + ejcp v11) with SMTP; 19 Apr 2005 13:42:15 +0400 Received: from gpi.ibch.ru (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gpi.ibch.ru (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j3J9gHUo083895 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:42:17 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from dima@gpi.ibch.ru) Received: (from dima@localhost) by gpi.ibch.ru (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j3J9gHSU083894 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:42:17 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from dima) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:42:17 +0400 From: dima To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050419094217.GA83876@gpi.ibch.ru> References: <1791579.SPk1XlfBxF@not_a_message_id> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1791579.SPk1XlfBxF@not_a_message_id> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: smartmontools question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:42:27 -0000 On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 11:26:24AM +0200, Kees Plonsz wrote: > FreeBSD Daemon wrote on Tuesday 19 April 2005 10:34 in the group list.freebsd.questions: > > > dear list, > > > > i just installed smartmonutils from ports on a 4.11-release box. > > > > when i run > > > > # /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -a ad0 > > > > I get the error message > > > > smartctl version 5.30 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen > > [snip] > > Smartctl open device: ad0 failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > > the same with the second disk in the system (ad2). > > the same if i user /dev/ad[02]+. > > > > what might be the problem? > > > > TIA > > > > S.M.A.R.T. must be supported by your hardware (disk & diskcontroller) > and be enabled through your bios setup. > smartctl must be run by root. > and moreover, it must be supported by ATAng which presented only in 5.x branch -Dmitry.