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Bruce A: > ... one example. The transcript below shows information gleaned > from the output of (ATA) IDENTIFY DEVICE on a sandisk 128 MB compact flash > card. The unit reports a model, serial number and firmare version ... Very helpful, thank you. > smartctl -a /dev/hdc | more > smartctl version 5.31 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen Please could you also easily share the results of: alias xstrings="tr -d ' \r\n' | perl -wpe 's/(..)/chr hex \$1/eg' | strings" sudo cat /proc/ide/hdc/identify | xstrings sudo cat /proc/ide/hdc/identify I can run the Perl part for you, if need be, all I need from you is: sudo cat /proc/ide/hdc/identify Pat LaVarre P.S. > http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Link! Thank you, blogged to: Subject: ata smart, ata dco, elaborated maybe in pass thru http://ide-byte-counting.blog-city.com/read/638661.htm Subject: scsi pass thru http://plavarre.blog-city.com/read/614076.htm
