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The most up-to-date version of this file is: |
The most up-to-date version of this file is: |
http://smartmontools.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/smartmontools/trunk/smartmontools/NEWS?view=markup | http://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/smartmontools/NEWS |
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| Date 2013-07-26 |
| Summary: smartmontools release 6.2 |
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| - smartctl: Added ATA write cache reordering control using |
| '-g wcreorder' and '-s wcreorder,[on|off]' options. |
| - update-smart-drivedb: Updated for new SVN repository. |
| - HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database. |
| - Areca RAID support: Fixed possible segfault on empty port. |
| - HPT RAID support: Maximum disk number increased to 128. |
| - Linux: RHEL 9 compile fixes. |
| - FreeBSD: Device scanning now skips port multipliers. |
| - Cygwin: 64-bit compile fixes. |
| - Windows: Fixed bogus temp file name in smartd_warning.cmd |
| (already included in smartmontools-6.1-2.win32-setup.exe). |
| - Windows: smartd service is no longer installed as interactive. |
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| Date 2013-03-16 |
| Summary: smartmontools release 6.1 |
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| - smartctl '-l directory': improved output format. |
| - smartctl: Fix parsing of '-l select,cont+SIZE' option. |
| - smartctl prints ATA Additional Product Id (OEM Id). |
| - smartctl '-s/-g wcache' for SCSI devices to control write cache. |
| - smartctl '-s/-g rcache' for SCSI devices to control read cache. |
| - smartctl prints more info for SCSI devices: media rotation rate, |
| form factor, physical block size, lowest LBA alignement, |
| logical block provisioning, disk protection type |
| and selftest progress status. |
| - smartctl '--identify' updated for latest ATA ACS-3 spec. |
| - smartd runs /etc/smartd_warning.sh to generate warning emails |
| (Windows: smartd_warning.cmd). |
| - smartd '-w PATH' option to specify this executable. |
| - smartd '-d ignore' directive. |
| - smartd DEVICESCAN ignores devices already specified. |
| - smartd: added support for state persistence ('-s') and attribute logging |
| ('-A') for SCSI devices. |
| - smartd '-W' directive uses ATA attribute 190 if 194 is missing. |
| - Support of larger SCSI defect lists via READ DEFECT(12). |
| - Device type '-d usbjmicron,p' for Prolific USB bridges. |
| - Many HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database. |
| - Linux: Support for SAS disks behind Areca controllers. |
| - Linux: Improved support for SATA disks on LSI/Megaraid controllers |
| - Linux: disks on MegaRaid controllers are automatically scanned |
| - FreeBSD: Support for SAS disks behind Areca controllers. |
| - FreeBSD: Enhanced ATA command support for 3ware. |
| - FreeBSD: Support for 3ware 9750 (/dev/twsX). |
| - FreeBSD: Fixed support for 48-bit ATA commands on legacy controllers |
| with ATACAM driver. |
| - FreeBSD: Improved support for SAS/SCSI disks on LSI/Megaraid controllers. |
| - Windows: smartd.conf '-M exec' supports path names with spaces. |
| - Windows: Tool wtssendmsg.exe to handle smartd.conf '-m console'. |
| - Windows: DEVICESCAN now supports up to 128 drives. |
| - Windows: smartctl.exe and smartd.exe include VERSIONINFO resource. |
| - Windows: smartd.exe includes MESSAGETABLE resource. |
| - Windows: syslogevt.exe is no longer provided. |
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| Date 2012-10-10 |
| Summary: smartmontools release 6.0 |
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| - option/directive '-F nologdir' and '-F xerrorlba'. |
| - smartctl '--identify' option. |
| - smartctl prints nominal media rotation rate (ATA). |
| - smartctl prints SATA version and speed. |
| - smartctl '-l sataphy' works for CD/DVD drives also. |
| - smartctl '-x' includes ATA Device Statistics. |
| - smartd warning emails include device identify info. |
| - smartd '-d' output is flushed to support redirection. |
| - HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database. |
| - Windows smartd: smartd.conf directives '-m console', |
| '-m active', '-m connected'. |
| - Windows: Support for SAS disks behind Areca controllers. |
| - Windows: Win9x/ME and NT4 are no longer supported. |
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| Date 2012-06-30 |
| Summary: smartmontools release 5.43 |
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| - smartctl options '-g, --get' and '-s, --set' to get/set |
| various ATA settings: AAM, APM, Read look-ahead, Write |
| cache, Security (freeze), Standby mode/timer. |
| - smartd directive '-e' to set (most of) the above settings |
| on startup. |
| - smartctl options '-f hex' and '-f hex,[id|val]'. |
| - smartctl does not start ATA self-test if another test is |
| already running. Override with new option '-t force'. |
| - smartctl supports extended self-test polling times |
| greater than 255 minutes. |
| - Controller-independent SAT detection: '-d sat,auto[+TYPE]'. |
| - smartd.conf DEFAULT directive. |
| - Many HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database. |
| - Linux and FreeBSD: Support for SATA disks behind Areca SAS |
| RAID controllers and HP Smart Array controllers. |
| - Windows: Support for SATA disks behind Areca controllers. |
| - Windows smartd: directives '-l offlinests,ns' and |
| '-l selfteststs,ns'. |
| - Windows installer: Combined 32-/64-bit support. |
| - FreeBSD: fixed crash on SCSI devices with FreeBSD9-RC1 |
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Date 2011-10-20 |
Date 2011-10-20 |
Summary: smartmontools release 5.42 |
Summary: smartmontools release 5.42 |