linux:/opt # ./smartctl6.0 -H -r ioctl,2 /dev/sg0 smartctl 6.0 2012-10-10 r3643 [x86_64-linux-2.6.16.60-0.42.54.1-smp] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org [inquiry: 12 00 00 00 24 00 ] scsi_status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0 info=0x0 duration=4 milliseconds resid=0 Incoming data, len=36: 00 00 00 02 02 34 00 00 32 4c 53 49 4c 4f 47 49 43 10 4c 6f 67 69 63 61 6c 20 56 6f 6c 75 6d 65 20 20 20 33 30 30 30 [inquiry: 12 00 00 00 24 00 ] scsi_status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0 info=0x0 duration=0 milliseconds resid=0 Incoming data, len=36: 00 00 00 02 02 34 00 00 32 4c 53 49 4c 4f 47 49 43 10 4c 6f 67 69 63 61 6c 20 56 6f 6c 75 6d 65 20 20 20 33 30 30 30 [log sense: 4d 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 ] scsi_status=0x2, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x8 info=0x1 duration=0 milliseconds resid=4 Incoming data trimmed to nothing by resid >>> Sense buffer, len=8: 00 70 1c 05 39 00 00 00 00 status=2: sense_key=5 asc=0 ascq=0 Log Sense for supported pages failed [badly formed scsi parameters] [request sense: 03 00 00 00 12 00 ] scsi_status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0 info=0x0 duration=0 milliseconds resid=0 Incoming data, len=18: 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 SMART Health Status: OK linux:/opt # ./smartctl6.0 -t short -H -r ioctl,2 /dev/sg0 smartctl 6.0 2012-10-10 r3643 [x86_64-linux-2.6.16.60-0.42.54.1-smp] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org [inquiry: 12 00 00 00 24 00 ] scsi_status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0 info=0x0 duration=0 milliseconds resid=0 Incoming data, len=36: 00 00 00 02 02 34 00 00 32 4c 53 49 4c 4f 47 49 43 10 4c 6f 67 69 63 61 6c 20 56 6f 6c 75 6d 65 20 20 20 33 30 30 30 [inquiry: 12 00 00 00 24 00 ] scsi_status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0 info=0x0 duration=0 milliseconds resid=0 Incoming data, len=36: 00 00 00 02 02 34 00 00 32 4c 53 49 4c 4f 47 49 43 10 4c 6f 67 69 63 61 6c 20 56 6f 6c 75 6d 65 20 20 20 33 30 30 30 [log sense: 4d 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 ] scsi_status=0x2, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x8 info=0x1 duration=0 milliseconds resid=4 Incoming data trimmed to nothing by resid >>> Sense buffer, len=8: 00 70 1c 05 39 00 00 00 00 status=2: sense_key=5 asc=0 ascq=0 Log Sense for supported pages failed [badly formed scsi parameters] [request sense: 03 00 00 00 12 00 ] scsi_status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0 info=0x0 duration=0 milliseconds resid=0 Incoming data, len=18: 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 SMART Health Status: OK [send diagnostic: 1d 20 00 00 00 00 ] SG_IO ioctl failed, errno=1 [Operation not permitted] Short offline self test failed [Operation not permitted]