smartmontools: Ticket #675: Disable tler through usb3.0-sata enclosure? <p> I was wondering, if I have a Sata hdd is put in usb3.0 external enclosure. Can I use smartmontools to disable the tler on the drive? If yes, I know the commandline to disable tler when the sata-disk is attached internally in normal desktop. But do I need extra commandline commands if the disk is in usb3.0 enclosure to disable tler? If yes what would commandline look like? </p> <p> Evergreen </p> en-us Trac 1.2.5 Evergreens Sat, 26 Mar 2016 11:21:37 GMT <p> My usb enclosure has Asmedia1153E chipset (not in smartmontools database, 5311 without 'E' is) </p> <p> If I just use: smartctl -l scterc,0,0 /drv/sda Smartmontools will try to autodetect or autoconfigure if the sata bridge allows smart-command passthrough? </p> <p> I can also use: smartctl -a -d sat,auto -l scterc,0,0 /dev/sda Or is this not a correct command for smartctl? </p> <p> I want to avoid any wrong doing to data on disk </p> Ticket Christian Franke Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:07:00 GMT status changed; resolution set <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> changed from <em>new</em> to <em>closed</em> </li> <li><strong>resolution</strong> set to <em>invalid</em> </li> </ul> <p> Please don't use tracker for support questions. Use mailing list instead. </p> <p> Regarding your question: Asmedia bridges usually work with <code>-d sat</code>. If this specific bridge is not in the drive database, report its USB Id here. </p> <p> First check whether <code>smartctl -d sat -x</code> works. If the output shows current SCT ERC setting, it should be safe to disable it with <code>-l scterc,0,0</code>. </p> <p> Note that <code>-d sat,auto</code> work only with standard conforming SAT layers which report <code>"ATA"</code> as the 'vendor' of SATA devices. This does not work with USB bridges as these always report something derived from the actual disk model name. </p> Ticket