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== News ==

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* {{{2017-07-21}}}: Alexander Shaduri released [[http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/|version 1.0.2 of GSmartControl]] (a graphical user interface for smartctl). Available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X and Windows.
* {{{2017-04-11}}}: We moved the [wiki:BadBlockHowto Bad block HOWTO for smartmontools] from the svn repository to the Trac wiki. So it is open now for your contributions of further recipes, case studies and comments.
* {{{2016-05-07}}}: We released [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/6.5/|version 6.5 of Smartmontools]]. See the [[/browser/tags/RELEASE_6_5/smartmontools/NEWS|NEWS]] file and the [[/query?milestone=Release+6.5|ticket report]] to get a summary of the changes and new features.
* {{{2016-04-09}}}: We added basic support for [[http://nvmexpress.org/|NVMe]] devices to smartmontools for Windows. See [[wiki:NVMe_Support|NVMe wiki page]] for further info. Source tarball and binaries are available at [[http://builds.smartmontools.org|builds.smartmontools.org]]. Please report any issues [[/newticket|here in trac]] or on the [[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support|smartmontools support mailinglist]]
* {{{2016-03-20}}}: We added basic support for [[http://nvmexpress.org/|NVMe]] devices to smartmontools on Linux and FreeBSD. See [[wiki:NVMe_Support|NVMe wiki page]] for further info.
* {{{2015-10-10}}}: Our new website [[http://builds.smartmontools.org|builds.smartmontools.org]] provides daily builds from [[/browser/trunk/smartmontools|smartmontools SVN trunk]].
* See [[wiki:News|here for further news]]..
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== About Smartmontools ==
[[Image(wiki:images:smart_logo.gif, align=left, alt=S.M.A.R.T.-Logo)]] 
The smartmontools package contains two utility programs ({{{smartctl}}} and {{{smartd}}}) 
to control and monitor storage systems using the ''Self-Monitoring, Analysis and 
Reporting Technology System'' (SMART) built into most modern ATA/SATA, SCSI/SAS and NVMe disks. 
In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure.
 
Smartmontools was originally derived from the Linux [http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartsuite/ smartsuite package]
and actually supports ATA/ATAPI/SATA-3 to -8 disks and [//browser/trunk/www/smartmontools_scsi.xml SCSI]
disks and tape devices. It should run on any modern Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, 
Solaris, OS/2, Cygwin, QNX, eComStation or Windows system. 
Smartmontools can also be run from one of many different [wiki:LiveCDs Live CDs/DVDs].

Due to OS-specific issues and also depending on the different state of smartmontools 
development on the platforms, device support is not the same for all OS platforms. We provide info
about [wiki:Supported_RAID-Controllers RAID-controller support] here on the homepage
and of course in the [wiki:TocDoc#Manpages manpages].

Thanks to Alexander Shaduri, there is also a graphical user interface for {{{smartctl}}}
available. Go to the Homepage of [http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/ GSmartControl]
to get all info and the software itself. Have a look at the 
[http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/Screenshots screenshots]
and the [http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/About feature list]
to get an impression of this nice tool.

== Contribute to Smartmontools ==

==== Device Information ====
If your drive is not in the [http://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/smartmontools/drivedb.h current version of smartmontools drive database] you can help to improve smartmontools information by [wiki:FAQ#MyATASATAdriveisnotinthesmartctlsmartddatabase sending a report about your drive] to our mailinglist [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-database smartmontools-database].

We collect info about [wiki:Supported_USB-Devices USB devices that have been successfully or unsuccessfully tested with smartmontools]. If you have a device not listed there, please tell us the test result, by editing the wiki page, and/or by sending an email to the [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-database smartmontools-database mailinglist].

==== Bug Reports ====
To submit a bug report or propose an enhancement for smartmontools create a [//newticket new ticket here in trac]. Login is needed for that. If you don't want to register an account, you can also send the info to our [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support smartmontools-support] mailing list.

==== Patches ====
Patches are welcome! '''The most convenient way for us is, when you attach them to a [//newticket new ticket here in trac]'''. But it's also possible to submit patches for code review to [https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-devel developers mailinglist]. You don't need to be member of the mailinglist for it. Our list moderator will approve posting requests in these cases. Your patches should refer to our recent code base in [wiki:Download#InstalllatestunreleasedcodefromSVNrepository SVN]. You should also have a look at the documents in the [wiki:TocDeveloper developers area here in the wiki]. You will find info about smartmontools software architecture and tutorials and guidelines from our developers there.

==== License ====
Smartmontools (and content in this wiki) are published under [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html#SEC1 GNU GPL].