-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 They added S.M.A.R.T. passthru to libata. libata is the layer to run sata drives. Yes, SATA drives show up as scsi.
Tracy R Reed wrote: > DJA wrote: > >>Maybe something regarding S.M.A.R.T changed as of a month ago, but it's >>been in Fedora Core since at least FC2. So it must have been in the >>"mainline" (i.e. Vanilla) because that is the source of all Redhat kernels. > > > SMART has been supported for quite a while on PATA drives but SMART on > SATA is new. You were not using SATA, correct? > > >>However, I'm skeptical as to whether S.M.A.R.T is actually in the kernel >>or is a driver. It doesn't make sense to put it in the kernel, as not >>all platforms hard drives, let alone IDE and S.M.A.R.T. For instance, >>when I recompiled the kernel for my laptop, I don't recall seeing any >>option for S.M.A.R.T. > > > If it's a driver that gets loaded into the kernel isn't it then in the > kernel? I am not sure if I spoke inaccurately or if you are being pedantic. > - -- Mark Wolfe Lakeside, Ca. http://www.wolfenet.org gpg fingerprint = 42B6 EFEB 5414 AA18 01B7 64AC EF46 F7E6 82F6 8C71 Wouldn't it be wonderful if real life supported control-Z? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEH3gr70b35oL2jHERAkKyAJ0dLD9MZs5iRQ5e/2+VG0z3AP5Q1wCgyBmf mswFviZjctjPAkP0WXecL2U= =lp8/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
