Changes between Version 26 and Version 27 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Sep 10, 2010, 9:55:38 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Christian Franke

Comment:

Add FAQ entry about smartctl-nc

FAQ

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+=== What is the purpose of the command {{{smartctl-nc}}} on Windows? ===
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+The file {{{smartctl-nc.exe}}} ('''n'''o '''c'''onsole) from the smartmontools Windows package is a copy of {{{smartctl.exe}}} with the SUBSYSTEM type in the EXE header changed from CONSOLE to GUI. This prevents that an empty console window is opened when the command is run in background with output redirected. GSmartControl uses this command for this purpose. When {{{smartctl-nc}}} is run without redirection from a console window, its output is not visible because Windows detaches the program from the console.
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 === {{{smartctl}}} aborts with the message "...SMART_GET_VERSION failed" on Windows. What is going wrong? ===