On Tuesday 26 September 2017 11:41:22 Bhasker C V wrote: > Hi, > > I have Seagate backup plus external USB 3.0 HDD and by default hdd > temp does not show the hdd temperature > > > $ sudo hddtemp /dev/sda > /dev/sda: Seagate BUP BK: S.M.A.R.T. not available > > > However if I use this: > $ sudo hddtemp SATA:/dev/sda > /dev/sda: : 42°C > You normally need root to access this stuff. I get, for a new $50 disk plugged into a ubs3 port on a rock64 I am building up to run a lathe:
root@rock64Sheldon:/usr/share/man# hddtemp SATA:/dev/sda /dev/sda: ST1000LM035-1RK172: 31 C According to dmesg: [ 2401.535406] usb 5-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd [ 2401.558458] usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0bc2, idProduct=ab24 [ 2401.570182] usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=1 [ 2401.582057] usb 5-1: Product: BUP Slim BK [ 2401.586338] usb 5-1: Manufacturer: Seagate [ 2401.590280] usb 5-1: SerialNumber: NA9DMT6T [ 2401.617172] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [ 2401.628700] scsi host0: uas [ 2401.634805] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access Seagate BUP Slim BK 0304 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6 [ 2401.634974] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas [ 2401.645069] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Spinning up disk... [ 2402.650332] ...ready > I tried to read through the manual to find out how to specify the type > in the hddtemp.db but there doesnot seem to be any way I could find. > I added this line in vain. > "Seagate BUP BK" 190 C "Seagate BUP BK" > > Is there a way to monitor hddtemp on this hdd ? If there is any other > alternative to hddtemp .. please do tell me > > thanks > Bhasker C V See above, you must be root Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
