According to http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Supported_USB-Devices, I should write you about this USB disk.
Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive It is a USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure. # smartctl -a /dev/sde smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [x86_64-linux-3.0.0-17-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net /dev/sde: Unknown USB bridge [0x059b:0x0070 (0x004)] Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option. Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary However, it works with: # smartctl -a /dev/sde -d sat smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [x86_64-linux-3.0.0-17-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: SAMSUNG SpinPoint F4 EG (AFT) Device Model: SAMSUNG HD204UI ... Firmware Version: 1AQ10001 User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB] Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 6 Local Time is: Wed Apr 4 13:44:00 2012 CEST ... ==> WARNING: Using smartmontools or hdparm with this drive may result in data loss due to a firmware bug. ****** THIS DRIVE MAY OR MAY NOT BE AFFECTED! ****** Buggy and fixed firmware report same version number! See the following web pages for details: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/faqView.do?b2b_bbs_msg_id=386 http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/SamsungF4EGBadBlocks ... === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART STATUS RETURN: incomplete response, ATA output registers missing SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED Warning: This result is based on an Attribute check. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Smartmontools-database mailing list Smartmontools-database@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-database
