> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb
smartctl 6.5 2016-05-07 r4318 [x86_64-linux-4.10.6-1-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
/dev/sdb: Unsupported USB bridge [0x1f75:0x0888 (0x036)]
Please specify device type with the -d option.
Use smartctl -h to get a usage summary
I first tried to update the driver db, https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/Download#Updatethedrivedatabase, but it still wasn't recognised. As in #718, I tried with -d sat which seems to work, so I did:
> sudo smartctl -d sat -t short /dev/sdb
smartctl 6.5 2016-05-07 r4318 [x86_64-linux-4.10.6-1-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode".
Drive command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode" successful.
Testing has begun.
Please wait 2 minutes for test to complete.
Test will complete after Sun Apr 2 14:50:38 2017
Use smartctl -X to abort test.
> sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdb -d sat > smartctl-0x1f75-0x0888-0x036.txt
This is the USB bridge/HDD enclosure: http://www.dx.com/p/usb-3-0-super-speed-2-5-sata-hdd-enclosure-external-case-black-383574