[issue1412] sysutils/smartmontools doesn't work with ahci(4)

New submission from Hasso Tepper <[e-mail]>:

sysutils/smartmontools doesn't work with devices attached to ahci(4), using=
=20
nata(4) works fine. Cheating and specifying device type doesn't help either=
:

$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/da0
smartctl version 5.38 [i386-pc-dragonfly] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Device: SATA     Hitachi HDT72502 Version: V5DO
Serial number: VFL101R60YS8GF
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Sat Jun 27 22:26:55 2009 EEST
Device does not support SMART
Request Sense failed, [Operation not permitted]

Error Counter logging not supported
Device does not support Self Test logging
$
$
$ sudo smartctl -d ata -a /dev/da0
smartctl version 5.38 [i386-pc-dragonfly] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)

A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T=
=20
permissive' options.
$

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assignedto: dillon
messages: 6784
nosy: dillon, hasso
priority: bug
status: unread
title: sysutils/smartmontools doesn't work with ahci(4)

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