smartmontools question

[dima]

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.