Re: [smartmontools-support]SAMSUNG SP0802N: "==> WARNING: Contact developers at smartmontools-support@lists.sourceforge.net; may need -F samsung[2] enabled"

[Bruce A. <ba...@gr...>]

This may be a new firmware version numbering scheme -- could you perhaps
send the output of 'smartctl -a' as a .txt attachment?

Cheers,
	Bruce

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Zariel Skotlex wrote:

> Um.. okay, I just installed this new harddrive (/dev/hdb) because my previous one was on the brink of self-destruction. After checking it for the Smart capabilities, I got this:
> 
> //-------------------------------------------------------
> smartctl -i /dev/hdb
> smartctl version 5.26 Copyright (C) 2002-3 Bruce Allen
> Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
> 
> === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
> Device Model:     SAMSUNG SP0802N
> Serial Number:    S00JJ40X570621
> Firmware Version: TK200-04
> Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
> ATA Version is:   7
> ATA Standard is:  ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 0
> Local Time is:    Thu Jun 24 12:20:50 2004 ECT
> 
> ==> WARNING: Contact developers at sma...@li...; may need -F samsung[2] enabled.
> 
> 
> SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
> SMART support is: Enabled
> //-------------------------------------------------------
> 
> And well.. this is what I am doing. Checked the manpage to see what -F samsung[2] does, and it says this:
> 
> //-------------------------------------------------------
> samsung2 In more recent Samsung disks (firmware revisions ending
>               in "-23") the number of ATA errors  reported  is  byte  swapped.
>               Enabling this option tells smartctl to evaluate this quantity in
>               byte-reversed order.
> //-------------------------------------------------------
> 
> But it doesn't mentions of anyway to know if i need that or not... should it be safe to assume I don't need it since the Firmware version is TK200-04? (and if I need it, where do I place the config? Inside the /etc/smartd.conf file?) Odd that I couldn't find references to this issue by googling around for it...
> 
> Ah well, sorry for taking yer time.
> 
> Skot.
> 
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