{{{ #!div class="compact" style="border: 1pt dotted; margin: 1em" Jump to: | [wiki:Download] | [wiki:TocDoc Documentation] | [wiki:FAQ] | [wiki:Help] | [wiki:TocSupport Device Support] | [wiki:WikiStart#ContributetoSmartmontools Contribute] | [wiki:Links] | }}} = Smartmontools Help Page = [[PageOutline(2-3,Table of Contents, inline)]] ---- == Frequently asked questions (FAQ) == If you have problems or need support, first look at the page with answers to [wiki:FAQ frequently asked questions]. ---- == Mailinglists == '''''Note:''' On 2017-07-30 we started new mailing lists. We will need some time to setup searchable web archives for them.'' * [https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-support smartmontools-support] - ''This is the support, discussion, bug report and suggestion mailing list for smartmontools'' * [https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-database smartmontools-database] - ''List for contributions of info about drives that are not yet in smartmontools drive db'' * [https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-announce smartmontools-announce] - ''Announcement mailing list for the smartmontools package'' If you don't find an answer in the FAQs, the next step is, to [https://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/mailman/search/?q=&mail_list=smartmontools-support search the (old) support mailing list archives]. List of searchable archives on the internet: || smartmontools-support (Old List!): || [https://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/mailman/smartmontools-support/ SourceForge] || - || [https://marc.info/?l=smartmontools-support MARC] || [https://smartmontools-support.narkive.com/ Narkive] || || smartmontools-database (Old List!): || [https://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/mailman/smartmontools-database/ SourceForge] || [https://www.mail-archive.com/smartmontools-database@lists.sourceforge.net/ Mail-Archive] || [https://marc.info/?l=smartmontools-database MARC] || [https://smartmontools-database.narkive.com/ Narkive] || If you don't find an answer to your question in the archives, then please send an email to the [https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-support smartmontools-support mailing list]. This is a moderated forum: you are not required to subscribe to the list in order to post your question. You can ask all questions concerning the installation and use of smartmontools. Or perhaps [wiki:TocDeveloper you want to become a developer], or [https://www.smartmontools.org/newticket suggest some new extensions]? ---- == Serious Problem Reports == If you are worried about your disks {{{Health}}} state, because {{{smartctl}}} gave critical warnings or reported strange attribute values: Have a look at the [wiki:FAQ FAQ page] and consult the [#Howtoreadsmartctlreports section on how to read smartctl reports]. If the drive fails a self-test, but still has '{{{PASSED}}}' SMART health status, this usually means that there is a corrupted (uncorrectable=UNC) sector on the disk. See [wiki:BadBlockHowto Bad block HOWTO] for instructions about how to force this sector to reallocate. ---- == Howto read {{{smartctl}}} reports == === Annotated Reports === * [wiki:Howto_ReadSmartctlReports_ATA_542.1 ATA-Disk] ({{{smartctl 5.42}}}) * [wiki:Howto_ReadSmartctlReports_ATA ATA-Disk] ({{{smartctl 5.39}}}) === Example Output === * [wiki:Examples_HTS547550A9E384 ATA HDD (Hitachi) thru AHCI controller] ({{{smartctl 6.5}}}) * [wiki:Examples_SSDSC2BB120G4 SSD (Intel) thru AHCI controller] ({{{smartctl 6.5}}}) * [wiki:Examples_HUS154545VLS300 SAS HDD (Hitachi) thru MegaRAID SAS 1078 controller] ({{{smartctl 6.5}}}) * [wiki:Examples_EG0146FAWHU SAS HDD (HP) thru HP Smart Array controller] ({{{smartctl 5.43}}}) ==== Faulty Disks ==== * [wiki:Examples_THNSNJ256GVNU SSD (Toshiba) - self test detected read failure ] ({{{smartctl 6.5}}}) ---- == Distribution-specific bug reports == The smartmontools package supports a number of different operating systems. Some of those operating systems are also distributed by multiple sources, and some of these maintain a database of bug reports. Here are links: * [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=pkg&data=smartmontools&archive=no Debian Linux bug database] * [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?field0-0-0=short_desc&type0-0-1=anywords&field0-0-1=status_whiteboard&value0-0-2=smartmontools+smartsuite&classification=Red+Hat&classification=Fedora&query_format=advanced&field0-0-2=component&value0-0-1=smartctl+smartd+smartmontools+smartsuite&type0-0-0=anywords&value0-0-0=smartctl+smartd+smartmontools+smartsuite&type0-0-2=anywordssubstr Redhat/Fedora Linux bugzilla database] * [http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=product&type0-0-0=substring&value0-0-0=smartmontools&field0-0-1=component&type0-0-1=substring&value0-0-1=smartmontools&field0-0-2=short_desc&type0-0-2=anywords&value0-0-2=smartctl+smartd+smartmontools&field0-0-3=status_whiteboard&type0-0-3=anywords&value0-0-3=smartctl+smartd+smartmontools Gentoo Linux bugzilla database] * [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/ Ubuntu Linux bug database] * [https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?order=resolution,bug_id%20DESC&query_based_on=&query_format=advanced&short_desc=smartctl%20smartd%20smartmontools&short_desc_type=anywords FreeBSD bugzilla database] * [https://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-list.pl?text=smartctl%7Csmartd%7Csmartmontools&state=open&state=analyzed&state=feedback&state=suspended NetBSD bug database] * [https://trac.macports.org/query?port=smartmontools&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&desc=1&order=status MacPorts bug database] If you can provide additional distribution or OS-specific bug-database links, please send an email to [https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-support smartmontools-support mailing list]. ---- == No access to Sourceforge services? == Our project offers [https://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/?source=navbar File Download] and [https://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/code/HEAD/tree/ SVN] which are hosted in [https://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/ our project at SourceForge]. [https://sourceforge.net/ SourceForge] is a free service, which supports a very large number of users and projects. Please check [https://twitter.com/sfnet_ops SF.net Operations] to see the maintenance schedule and to learn if !SourceForge is experiencing unscheduled system outages or other problems. For download purposes you can also use the [/browser SVN mirror] and the [https://builds.smartmontools.org/ daily builds] on our own internet servers. ---- == Problems with Trac registration? == In case of problems with your Trac registration write to the [https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-devel smartmontools team list]. This is a private list. Postings from non-member addresses are held in moderation queue and need manual approvement to go to the list. So you have to take a delay into account until your mail reaches the smartmontools team members. ---- '''License'''[[BR]] All content in this wiki is published under [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html#SEC1 GNU GPL] if not otherwise explicitly declared in context of a contributed section or page.