id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc 232 Unknown USB bridge [0x3538:0x0902 (0x000)] works with -d sat antonone Christian Franke "Hello, A USB disk (PQI H560) using bridge 0x3538:0902 doesn't get auto-detected without '-d sat' option. With '-d sat' everything works OK. Tested on Fedora 15. Relevant log below: ---- '''# smartctl -a /dev/sdg''' smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-2.6.43.8-1.fc15.x86_64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net /dev/sdg: Unknown USB bridge [0x3538:0x0902 (0x000)] Smartctl: please specify device type with the -d option. Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary ---- '''# smartctl -a /dev/sdg -d sat''' smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-2.6.43.8-1.fc15.x86_64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net START OF INFORMATION SECTION Model Family: Western Digital Scorpio Blue Serial ATA Device Model: WDC WD5000BEVT-00A0RT0 Serial Number: WD-WX80AC9D2463 LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 0ac99e661 Firmware Version: 01.01A01 User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB] Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Tue Jul 31 07:25:04 2012 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled ''[removed rest of a valid output - I can provide it if it'll be needed]'' " enhancement closed minor Release 6.0 drivedb 5.42 fixed