{{{ #!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] | }}} == News == {{{ #!div class="wikipage" * {{{2017-11-12}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/|version 1.1.3 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows. * {{{2017-11-05}}}: We released [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.6/|version 6.6 of Smartmontools]]. See the [[/browser/tags/RELEASE_6_6/smartmontools/NEWS|NEWS]] file and the [[/query?milestone=Release+6.6|ticket report]] to get a summary of the changes and new features. * {{{2017-10-10}}}: '''15th anniversary''' of [[/changeset/13|smartmontools first release]] :-) If you want to know more about the roots see our [[History|article about smartmontools history]] * {{{2017-09-25}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/|version 1.1.1 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows. * {{{2017-09-07}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/|version 1.1.0 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows. * {{{2017-07-30}}}: Our mailing lists moved from sourceforge to JPBerlin. '''(!) Please subscribe on the [/wiki/Help#Mailinglists new mailing lists]'''. * {{{2017-07-21}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/|version 1.0.2 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows. * {{{2017-05-11}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/|version 0.9.0 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows. * {{{2017-04-11}}}: We moved the [wiki:BadBlockHowto Bad block HOWTO for smartmontools] from the svn repository to the Trac wiki. So it is open now for your contributions of further recipes, case studies and comments. * {{{2016-05-07}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.5/|version 6.5 of Smartmontools]]. See the [[/browser/tags/RELEASE_6_5/smartmontools/NEWS|NEWS]] file and the [[/query?milestone=Release+6.5|ticket report]] to get a summary of the changes and new features. * {{{2016-04-09}}}: We added basic support for [[http://nvmexpress.org/|NVMe]] devices to smartmontools for Windows. See [[wiki:NVMe_Support|NVMe wiki page]] for further info. Source tarball and binaries are available at [[http://builds.smartmontools.org|builds.smartmontools.org]]. Please report any issues [[/newticket|here in trac]] or on the [[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support|smartmontools support mailinglist]] * {{{2016-03-20}}}: We added basic support for [[http://nvmexpress.org/|NVMe]] devices to smartmontools on Linux and FreeBSD. See [[wiki:NVMe_Support|NVMe wiki page]] for further info. * {{{2015-10-10}}}: Our new website [[http://builds.smartmontools.org|builds.smartmontools.org]] provides daily builds from [[/browser/trunk/smartmontools|smartmontools SVN trunk]]. * {{{2015-06-04}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.4/|version 6.4 of Smartmontools]]. * {{{2014-08-19}}}: The [[http://hddguardian.codeplex.com/|HDD Guardian project]] released HDD Guardian 0.6.1 (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available only for Windows. * {{{2014-07-26}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.3/|version 6.3 of Smartmontools]]. * {{{2014-06-05}}}: As [[https://sourceforge.net/p/forge/community-docs/Hosted%20Apps%20Retirement/|sourceforge will retire Trac as hosted app]], we moved our wiki and ticket tracker to this server. Many thanks to Alex Samorukov who made this possible! :-) * {{{2014-04-12}}}: GSmartControl home page has been moved from [[http://www.berlios.de|BerliOS]] to [[http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/|SourceForge]] due to planned closure of the BerliOS Developer Portal. * {{{2013-07-26}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.2/|version 6.2 of Smartmontools]]. * {{{2013-06-04}}}: Due to [[http://sourceforge.net/blog/upgrades-april22/|sourceforge platform upgrades]], the smartmontools SVN repository was moved to a [[http://svn.code.sf.net/p/smartmontools/code/trunk/smartmontools/|new location]]. See the [[http://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/code/HEAD/tree/|new code browser]] for sample checkout commands. * {{{2013-03-16}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.1/|version 6.1 of Smartmontools]]. * {{{2012-10-10}}}: Ten years after the [[/browser/tags/RELEASE_5_0/sm5|first version of Smartmontools]], we released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.0/|version 6.0 of Smartmontools]]. * {{{2012-08-12}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/|version 0.8.7 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows. * {{{2012-06-30}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/5.43/|version 5.43 of Smartmontools]]. * {{{2012-05-22}}}: The [[https://github.com/RJVB/OS-X-SAT-SMART-Driver|OS-X-SAT-SMART-Driver]] provides access to SMART data for SAT capable USB and Firewire devices on Mac OS X. This works with existing smartmontools releases. See [[/ticket/25#comment:9"|ticket #25]] for further details. * {{{2010-12-09}}}: Samsung released an [[http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/223571en|important firmware patch for HD155UI and HD204UI]]. '''WARNING''': Do not use smartmontools or hdparm with these drives unless this patch is already installed. Drives manufactured December 2010 or later are not affected. See [[http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/SamsungF4EGBadBlocks|this page]] for details. }}} ---- '''License'''[[BR]] Smartmontools (and content in this wiki) are published under [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html#SEC1 GNU GPL].