Opened 4 years ago
Closed 4 years ago
#1345 closed defect (invalid)
Receive smartctl error msg whenever I startup my Windows laptop
| Reported by: | Joey | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | minor | Milestone: | |
| Component: | smartctl | Version: | |
| Keywords: | windows | Cc: |
Description (last modified by )
smartctl 6.6 2017-11-05 r4594 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-w10-b18363] (sf-6.6-1) Copyright (C) 2002-17, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org ERROR: smartctl takes ONE device name as the final command-line argument. You have provided 2 device names: /dev/sda Chan\AppData\Local\Temp\SMART.txt Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary
Change History (4)
comment:1 by , 4 years ago
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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comment:2 by , 4 years ago
| Component: | all → smartctl |
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| Keywords: | windows added |
| Milestone: | → undecided |
| Summary: | Receive this whenever I startup my laptop → Receive smartctl error msg whenever I startup my Windows laptop |
comment:3 by , 4 years ago
comment:4 by , 4 years ago
| Milestone: | undecided |
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| Resolution: | → invalid |
| Status: | new → closed |
The Windows version of smartmontools never installs a smartctl command that runs at startup. No feedback from reporter.
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This suggests that some auto-start command runs smartctl with a bogus parameter list which lacks the
>character. For example:instead of:
Try for example Sysinternals Autoruns tool to search for such a command or a related script which is run at startup or login.
The Windows version of smartmontools never installs smartctl commands for auto-start.