Re: [Smartmontools-database] unknown USB bridge

[Christian F. <Chr...@t-...>]

Helmut Hullen wrote:

>> /dev/sdg: Unknown USB bridge [0x058f:0x6362 (0x126)]
>> Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option.
> [...]
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> Additional:
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> I've just tried another CFcard-USB adapter, a really old one.
>
> Same reaction, only another USB Bridge ID
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>          Unknown USB Bridge [0x0483:0x1307 (0x100)]
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> The ID belongs to STMicroelectronics, Cytronix 6in1 Card Reader
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> Has "smartctl" problems with such CFcard-USB adapters?
>
>

"Unknown USB Bridge" means that its ID is missing in the drive database 
and therefore the '-d TYPE' option cannot be auto-detected. You need to 
specify the correct -d option for the pass-through protocol provided by 
this bridge (if any).

Please read: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/USB

If a -d option works, then we could add the ID to drive database. If 
not, we could only add the ID as 'unsupported'

Note that only some CF cards actually support (ATA-)SMART.

Thanks,
Christian