Re: linux-kernel-digest V1 #3687
Uwe Bonnes (bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de)
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:01:42 +0200 (MEST)
Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net> writes:
>
> From: Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net>
> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 15:33:59 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: Failing drive? S.M.A.R.T. utilities?
>
> On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Steve Philp wrote:
> > Also, I notice that /proc/ide/hdc contains a couple files with
> > S.M.A.R.T. values. Are there any utilities which will convert this to
> > usable (for humans) information? Maybe those contain some clues about
> > the problem?
>
> Much of the SMART values are custom for each drive. I have asked members
> of the IDE committee (specifically, the individuals involved in writing
> the SMART specification) for explanation of SMART values and have received
> deafening silence in reply.
>
> You can try writing them too but dont expect a response. They are
> mark.evans@quantum.com and pete_mclean@maxtor.com
Haven't some of the Disk manufactures like IBM joint Linux
International and other Linux organisations? Shouldn't those
manufcatures be more willingly?
Bye
Uwe Bonnes bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de
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