[smartmontools-support] Mac OS X on Intel & SATA

[Jesse P. <jes...@ex...>]

Is this a supported setup?  I get nothing but an "Operation not  
supported by device" errors:

$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/disk0
smartctl version 5.36 [i386-apple-darwin8] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce  
Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Smartctl open device: /dev/disk0 failed: Operation not supported by  
device

$ uname -a
Darwin [snip] 8.7.2 Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.2: Tue Jul 25 23:09:54  
PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~3/RELEASE_I386 i386 i386

$ system_profiler -detailLevel 0 (ish)
Hardware:

     Hardware Overview:

       Machine Name: Mac mini
       Machine Model: Macmini1,1
       Processor Name: Intel Core Solo
       Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
       Number Of Processors: 1
       Total Number Of Cores: 1
       Memory: 512 MB
       Bus Speed: 667 MHz
       L2 Cache: 2 MB

Software:

     System Software Overview:

       System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.7 (8J2135)
       Kernel Version: Darwin 8.7.2

Serial-ATA:

     Intel ICH7-M AHCI:

       Vendor: Intel
       Product: ICH7-M AHCI
       Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
       Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

         ST96812AS:

           Capacity: 55.89 GB
           Model: ST96812AS
           Revision: 7.01
           Serial Number: [snip]
           Native Command Queuing: Yes
           Queue Depth: 32
           Removable Media: No
           Detachable Drive: No
           BSD Name: disk0
           OS9 Drivers: No
           S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
           Volumes:
             disk0s2:
               Capacity: 55.57 GB
               Available: 51.24 GB
               Writable: Yes
               File System: Journaled HFS+